Tonsil Synonyms

tŏnsəl
Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. palatine-tonsil
  2. faucial-tonsil
  3. tonsilla

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Tonsil Sentence Examples

  • An abscess behind the tonsil (a peritonsillar abscess) may also occur.

  • Most tonsil and adenoid hypertrophy is simply caused by the normal growth pattern for that type of tissue.

  • Prognosis in patients with malignant neoplasms of the palatine tonsil were better in comparison with tongue cancer.

  • He was uneasy—the kid being dropped off at the hospital for a tonsil operation, hearing about the ice cream but now realiz­ing something dire might be in store before dessert.

  • I got the idea after viewing a couple of American websites belonging to other tonsil cancer patients and the sites seemed effective.

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