(pathology) Inflammation of the tonsils.

(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.. / (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.

plural of tonsil

(nonstandard) The uvula.

(medicine) Alternative spelling of tonsillitis

(figuratively, idiomatic, informal, postpositive) Entirely, completely, extremely, to the greatest degree.

Capable of being clipped.

(idiomatic, colloquial) French kissing; tongue kissing.

Alternative spelling of tonsil hockey

(anatomy, immunology) A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.