Tonsil

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  • noun. A small oral mass of lymphoid tissue, especially either of two such masses embedded in the lateral walls of the opening between the mouth and the pharynx, of uncertain function, but believed to help protect the body from respiratory infections.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One of two prominent oval bodies situated in the recesses formed, one on each side of the fauces, between the anterior and posterior palatine arches.
  • noun. One of a pair of small superficial lobes of the cerebellum; the cerebellar amygdala. Also tonsilla in both senses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil.
  • noun. Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
    • Word Usage
    "No longer; first base is today deep kissing, also known as tonsil hockey."
    cross-reference
    lingual tonsil  pharyngeal tonsil  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lymphatic tissue  lymphoid tissue  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    adenoid  cerebellar tonsil  faucial tonsil  lingual tonsil  palatine tonsil  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Zc  adenomas  arteritis  astrocytoma  dw  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tonsilla  
    variant
    almonds  
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