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1. (noun) tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx

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1. (noun) tonsil
one of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape

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