ton·sil /ˈtɑn(t)səl/
  扁桃腺
  ton·sil /ˈtɑn(t)səl/ 名詞
  扁桃體
  Ton·sil n.  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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  tonsil
       n : either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of
           the oral pharynx [syn: palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil,
            tonsilla]