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 little brother had a sore throat and the doctor said his tonsils were swollen and red. " medicine physiology anatomy organ body 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 my throat and said my tonsils were red and swollen. " anatomy organ body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The uvula. Examples : "The doctor examined her throat and said her tonsils were red and swollen, but that her uvula looked fine. " anatomy organ body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading