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Webster 1913 Edition


Tonsil

Ton′sil

,
Noun.
[L.
tonsill
[GREEK], pl.: cf. F.
tonsille
. ]
(Anat.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tonsil

TON'SIL

,
Noun.
[L. tonsilloe. This word seems to be formed from tonsus, tondeo,to clip.] In anatomy, a glandular body at the passage from the mouth to the pharynx. The tonsils are called also from their shape, amygdaloe, and in popular language, almonds. The tonsils have several excretory ducts opening into the mouth.

TON'SIL

,
Adj.
That may be clipped.

Definition 2024


tonsil

tonsil

See also: tonsils

English

Noun

tonsil (plural tonsils)

  1. (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.
  2. (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.

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  • tonsil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913