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Showing words for TONSIL using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Tonsil
tonsil
5 Letter Words for Tonsil
insol, islot, isoln, linos, lints, lions, loins, nilot, nitos, noils, oints, stion, stoln, toils
4 Letter Words for Tonsil
ilot, inst, intl, into, ions, isnt, lino, lins, lint, lion, list, lits, loin, lost, loti, lots, nils, nist, nito, nits, noil, nolt, nots, oils, oint, onst, otis, silo, silt, siol, sion, slit, slon, slot, snit, snot, soil, soln, tils, tins, toil, tons
3 Letter Words for Tonsil
ilo, ins, int, ion, ios, isl, isn, iso, ist, its, lin, lis, lit, los, lot, lst, nil, nis, nit, nol, nos, not, oil, ois, oni, ons, ont, osi, sil, sin, sit, slt, sol, son, sot, til, tin, tis, tln, tlo, toi, tol, ton, tos, tsi
Definitions for Tonsil
[1] a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
[2] Also called: palatine tonsil either of two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated one on each side of the back of the mouth Related adjective: amygdaline
[3] anatomy any small rounded mass of tissue, esp lymphatic tissue
Words nearby Tonsil
tonometer, tonoplast, tonotopic, tonotropic, tons, tonsil, tonsilla, tonsillar, tonsillar crypt, tonsillar fossa, tonsillectomy
Origin of Tonsil
First recorded in 1595–1605, tonsil is from the Latin word tōnsillae (plural) the tonsils
Other words from Tonsil
ton·sil·lar , ton·sil·ar , ton·sil·lar·y [ton -suh -ler-ee] /ˈtɒn səˌlɛr i/ , adjective
Word origin for Tonsil
C17: from Latin tōnsillae (pl) tonsils, of uncertain origin