Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils
Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil
One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces
your tonsils are the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat (tonsillae ). Small mass of lymphoid tissue in the wall of the pharynx. The term usually refers to the palatine tonsils on each side of the oropharynx. They are thought to produce antibodies to help prevent respiratory and digestive tract infection but often become infected themselves (see tonsillitis), mostly in children. There are also pharyngeal tonsils, better known as adenoids, and lingual tonsils, at the base of the tongue. The last have more effective drainage than the others and are rarely infected