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单词 tonsil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ton•sil /ˈtɑnsəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomya mass of soft, pink tissue on each side of the throat:The doctor asked him to open his mouth and say "Aah'' while she looked at his tonsils.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ton•sil  (tonsəl),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]
  1. a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
  • Latin tōnsillae (plural) the tonsils
  • 1595–1605;
tonsil•lar, tonsil•ar, ton•sil•lar•y (tonsə ler′ē)USA pronunciation, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tonsil /ˈtɒnsəl/ n
  1. Also called: palatine tonsil either of two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated one on each side of the back of the mouth
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin tōnsillae (pl) tonsils, of uncertain origin

ˈtonsillar, ˈtonsillary adj
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