Usually means: Lymphoid tissue at tongue base.
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  3. lingual tonsil: Dictionary.com
  4. Lingual tonsil: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. lingual tonsil: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (lingual tonsil)

noun:  (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.

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