Tonsil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tonsil	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Tonsil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tonsil n either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx Synonym(s): tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil, tonsilla
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.