tonsil

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century, === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒn.səl/, /ˈtɒn.sɪl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑn.səl/ Rhymes: -ɒnsəl Hyphenation: ton‧sil Homophone: tonsile === Noun === tonsil (plural tonsils) (anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil. (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues. Hyponyms: adenoid, faucial tonsil, lingual tonsil, Luschka's tonsil, nasopharyngeal tonsil, palatine tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “tonsil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “tonsil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Liston, Solnit, Tilson, Tolins, slot in == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch tonsil, from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtonsil/ [ˈt̪on.sɪl] Rhymes: -onsil Syllabification: ton‧sil === Noun === tonsil (plural tonsil-tonsil) (anatomy) tonsil Synonym: adenoid ==== Alternative forms ==== tongsil ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tonsil”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tonsil. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -il === Noun === tonsil (Jawi spelling تونسيل, plural tonsil-tonsil or tonsil2) (anatomy, immunology) tonsil ==== Further reading ==== "tonsil" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017