tonsil

About 0.32 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
2. noun Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.

Similar words

faucial lymph gland lymphoglandula lymphatic node lymphadenoma lymphonode lymph node lymphonodus lymphnode thymus

Often followed by

is and or may in with of to are

Word family

tonsillar tonsils