
Your tonsils are small lumps of tissue in the back of your throat. Tonsils help fight infection but sometimes get infected themselves.
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The Manual's Editorial StaffYour tonsils are small lumps of tissue in the back of your throat. Tonsils help fight infection but sometimes get infected themselves.
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