Tonsil

/ˈtɒn.səl/

Synonyms for "tonsil" (3 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
faucial tonsil

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
palatine tonsil

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries
lymphatic tissuelymphoid organlymphoid tissue

More specific

3 entries
lingual tonsilpalatine tonsilpharyngeal tonsil

Collocations

6 entries
lingual tonsilpalatine tonsilpharyngeal tonsiltonsillar cryptstonsillectomytonsillitis

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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He had an abscess on his tonsil.

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The doctor examined Tom's swollen lingual tonsil.

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