tonsil
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Etymology
Late 16th century borrowing from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒn.səl/, /ˈtɒn.sɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑn.səl/
- Homophone: tonsile (General American)
- Rhymes: -ɒnsəl
Noun
tonsil (plural tonsils)
- (anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
- (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
palatine tonsil
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any of the lymphoid masses
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References
- “tonsil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tonsil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -il
Noun
tonsil (Jawi spelling تونسيل, plural tonsil-tonsil, informal 1st possessive tonsilku, 2nd possessive tonsilmu, 3rd possessive tonsilnya)
Further reading
- “tonsil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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