tonsil
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Origin of tonsil
1Other words from tonsil
- ton·sil·lar, ton·sil·ar, ton·sil·lar·y [ton-suh-ler-ee], /ˈtɒn səˌlɛr i/, adjective
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How to use tonsil in a sentence
These groups were selected from one large group, on the basis of presence or absence of tonsillar defect.
Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils | Margaret Cobb RogersThey were aware, also, that pronounced tonsillar defect was what we were attempting to detect.
Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils | Margaret Cobb RogersThis form of tonsillitis is very frequent, and is often confounded with parenchymatous tonsillitis or with tonsillar abscess.
British Dictionary definitions for tonsil
/ (ˈtɒnsəl) /
Also called: palatine tonsil either of two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated one on each side of the back of the mouth: Related adjective: amygdaline
anatomy any small rounded mass of tissue, esp lymphatic tissue
Origin of tonsil
1Derived forms of tonsil
- tonsillar or tonsillary, adjective
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