Tonsils

Synonyms for "tonsils" (5 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
infection of tonsils

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
lymphoid tissuepalatine tonsil

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
tonsillar tissuetonsillitis

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

4 entries
immune organinflammatory diseaselymphoid organrespiratory infection

More specific

4 entries
acute tonsillitislingual tonsilpalatine tonsilrecurrent tonsillitis

Collocations

6 entries
palatine tonsilstonsillar cryptstonsillar hypertrophytonsillar tissuetonsillectomy proceduretonsillitis symptoms

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen.

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I'm getting my tonsils out.

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I might have to get my tonsils out.

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I had my tonsils removed two weeks ago.

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