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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tonsil \Ton"sil\, noun [L. tonsill?, pl.: cf. F. tonsille. ] (Anat.) One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the {almonds}, from their shape.
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