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"Tonsil" Definition

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.
Either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lie one on each side of the throat between two folds of soft tissue that bound the fauces.
Any of various masses of lymphoid tissue (as the adenoids) that are similar to .
Either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.