Noun (thing)
    
  
    Tonsil  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        either of a pair of oval masses of lymphoid tissue, one on each side of the throat at the back of the mouth        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      When Timmy was 6 he was diagnosed with tonsillitis and had his tonsils removed.