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Noun: tonsil  tón-sul
  1. Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
    - palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla

Derived forms: tonsils

Type of: lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue

Part of: nasopharynx

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