Tonsils

Tonsils
: Small masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat, on either side of the throat.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • tonsils — n. 1) enlarged; inflamed tonsils 2) (misc.) to have one s tonsils out/removed/taken out * * * inflamed tonsils inflamed tonsils (misc.) to have one s tonsils out/removed/taken out enlarged …   Combinatory dictionary

  • tonsils — pl. n. masses of lymphoid tissue around the pharynx, usually referring to the palatine tonsils on either side of the oropharynx. However, there is more tonsil tissue behind the palatine tonsils, on the back of the tongue (the lingual tonsils),… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • tonsils — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ swollen VERB + TONSILS ▪ remove ▪ have out ▪ I had my tonsils out when I was ten …   Collocations dictionary

  • tonsils — [[t]tɒ̱nsɪlz[/t]] N PLURAL (The form tonsil is used as a modifier.) Your tonsils are the two small soft lumps in your throat at the back of your mouth …   English dictionary

  • tonsils —   Pu u.     Swollen tonsils, pu u ōkohekohe, pu u kohekohe …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • tonsils — noun a) Top or brim, denoting fullness or completeness as the phrase . b) The uvula …   Wiktionary

  • tonsils — ton·sil || tÉ‘nsl / tÉ’nsl n. one of a pair of lymphoid tissue masses lying on either side of the throat …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tonsils — n. pl. Almonds, amygdalae …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • TONSILS — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lingual tonsils — Infobox Anatomy Name = Lingual tonsils Latin = tonsilla lingualis GraySubject = 243 GrayPage = 1138 Caption = Tongue Caption2 = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = t 13 DorlandsSuf = 12812439 The lingual …   Wikipedia

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