noun Download 🔗Share Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil. Examples : "My sore throat was so bad that the doctor examined my tonsils. " anatomy organ body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils. Examples : "The doctor examined the child's tonsils to see if they were swollen. " anatomy organ body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading