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- noun anatomy One of the two
tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
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