tonsilar
səl noun Anatomy.
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: palatine tonsil either of two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated one on each side of the back of the mouthRelated: amygdaline |
| 2. | anatomy any small rounded mass of tissue, esp lymphatic tissue |
| Related: amygdaline | |
| [C17: from Latin tōnsillae (pl) tonsils, of uncertain origin] | |
| 'tonsillar | |
| —adj | |
| 'tonsillary | |
| —adj | |
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Tonsilar
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tonsil
c.1600, 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.
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Medical Dictionary
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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