TONSIL


Meaning of TONSIL in English

— tonsillar, tonsilar, tonsillary /ton"seuh ler'ee/ , adj.

/ton"seuhl/ , n. Anat.

a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.

[ 1595-1605; tonsillae (pl.) the tonsils ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .