tonsil
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
tonsil (plural tonsils)
- (anatomy, immunology) 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.
- (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.
- tonsilla
- French: amygdale
- German: Mandel, Tonsille
- Italian: tonsilla
- Portuguese: tonsila, amígdala
- Russian: гла́нда
- Spanish: amígdala, amígdala palatina
- Russian: гла́нда
- Spanish: amígdala
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