Definition for TON'SIL

TON'SIL, n. [L. tonsillæ. This word seems to be formed from tonsus, tondeo, to clip.]

In anatomy, a glandular body in the throat or fauces. The tonsils are called also from their shape, amygdalæ, and in popular language, almonds. The tonsils have several excretory ducts opening into the mouth. Cyc. Hooper.

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