tonsil
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tonsil/ˈtɒnsl/
▶noun either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.
– derivatives
tonsillar adjective.
tonsillar adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. tonsilles or L. tonsillae (pl.).
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