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Lips vs Tonsil - What's the difference?

lips | tonsil |

As nouns the difference between lips and tonsil

is that lips is while tonsil is (anatomy|immunology) 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.

lips

English

Noun

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * hot lips * my lips are sealed * pussy lips * read my lips * read somebody's lips * sugar lips * tight lips * vertical lips

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    tonsil

    English

    (wikipedia tonsil)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy, immunology) 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.
  • (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.

    • Synonyms

    * tonsilla

    Hyponyms

    * cerebellar tonsil * faucial tonsil * lingual tonsil * palatine tonsil * pharyngeal tonsil * adenoid

    Derived terms

    * tonsillar * tonsillectomy * tonsillitis * tonsillolith * tonsil hockey, tonsil tennis * to the tonsils, up to the tonsils * tubal tonsil

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