'Tonsil' definitions:
Definition of 'tonsil'
(from WordNet)
noun
Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla]
Definition of 'Tonsil'
From: GCIDE
- Tonsil \Ton"sil\, n. [L. tonsill?, pl.: cf. F. tonsille. ] (Anat.) 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. [1913 Webster]