Meaning of the word tonsil in English
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tonsil
US /ˈtɑːn.səlz/
UK /ˈtɒn.səlz/
Noun
either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue
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The doctor checked her tonsils for swelling.
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He had his tonsils removed when he was a child.
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