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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tonsil

/tänˌ-səl/ · Ton·sil · IPA /ˈtɑn.səl/
01 n. 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…
  1. 1.
    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.(Anat.) Also: almonds