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ton⋅sil
[ton-suh
l] 
–noun Anatomy.
| a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat. |
Origin:
1595–1605; < L tōnsillae (pl.) the tonsils
1595–1605; < L tōnsillae (pl.) the tonsils
Related forms:
ton⋅sil⋅lar, ton⋅sil⋅ar, ton⋅sil⋅lar⋅y [ton-suh-ler-ee] , adjective
[ton-suh-ler-ee] , adjective
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| ton·sil (tŏn'səl) n. 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. [From Latin tōnsillae, tonsils, diminutive of tōlēs, swollen tonsils.] ton'sil·lar adj. |
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Tonsil
Ton"sil\, n. [L. tonsill?, 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.
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Language Translation for : Tonsil
Spanish:
amígdala,
German:
die Mandel,
Japanese:
扁桃腺
tonsil
1601, from L. tonsillæ (plural) "tonsils," dim. of toles "goiter," which is perhaps of Gaulish origin. Tonsillitis is from 1801; tonsillectomy is from 1899, a hybrid with a Gk. ending. A correct formation all from Gk. would be amygdalectomy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ton·sil
Pronunciation: 'tän(t)-s&l
Function: noun
1 a : either of a pair of prominent masses of lymphoid tissue that lieone on each side of the throat between the anterior and posterior pillars of the fauces and are composed of lymph follicles grouped around one or more deep crypts and except for the exposed surfacewhich is covered only by epithelium are surrounded by diffuse lymphoid tissue in a fibrous capsule called also palatine tonsil b :
2 : a rounded prominence situated medially on the lower surface of each lateral hemisphere of the cerebellum
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tonsil ton·sil (tŏn'səl)
n.
- A collection of lymphoid tissue.
- 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. Also called faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil.
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