tonsil
US /ˈtɑːn.səlz/
UK /ˈtɑːn.səlz/
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扁桃腺
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.
医者は彼女の扁桃腺の腫れを調べた。
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He had his tonsils removed when he was a child.
彼は子供の頃に扁桃腺を切除した。