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Tonsil
Tonsil: lymphoid tissue of Waldeyer's ring (palatine, adenoid, tubal, lingual tonsils) guarding the pharynx; prone to tonsillitis, treated by tonsillectomy with modest proven benefit.
Tonsil squamous cell
Tonsil squamous cell (CL:1001577) is the squamous epithelial cell of the tonsil, covering the palatine tonsil surface and lining its crypts; the crypt reticulated epithelium is the site of most HPV-positive tonsillar cancers.
Tonsil stones
Tonsil stones (tonsilloliths) are small calcified biofilm lumps forming in tonsillar crypts, made of calcium, debris, and bacteria. Main symptom is halitosis; CT studies find them in about 25-40% of patients.
Tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy is surgery to remove the palatine tonsils, done under general anesthesia through the mouth, mainly for recurrent tonsillitis or sleep-disordered breathing; recovery takes about two weeks.
Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis, infection of the palatine tonsils, usually viral or group A strep; self-limiting in about a week, treated with self-care, penicillin for strep, and rarely tonsillectomy for recurrent severe cases.
Tonson Group; Ratanarak Group family businesses
Tonson Group is a privately owned investment company founded in 2006 and based in Bangkok, held within the orbit of the Ratanarak family, the Thai business house behind Channel 7 and Siam City Cement.
Tonsure
Tonsure, from Latin tonsura (tondere, to shear), is the Christian practice of shaving or cutting head hair as a sign of religious dedication, with Roman (Peter), Eastern (Paul), and Celtic (John) forms; abolished as a Catholic requirement by Paul VI in 1972.
Tontine
Tontine, proposed by Lorenzo de Tonti in 1652, is a financial arrangement where members pool capital to receive payouts while alive before their shares pass to survivors.
Tonto
Tonto is the fictional Native American companion of the Lone Ranger, created for Detroit radio in 1933, played by John Todd, Chief Thundercloud, Jay Silverheels, Michael Horse, and Johnny Depp, and famous for the criticized 'Tonto-speak' stereotype.
Tonto National Forest
Tonto National Forest is a 2.9-million-acre U.S. National Forest in central Arizona, created in 1905 to protect the Salt River watershed above Roosevelt Dam, spanning Sonoran Desert to the Mogollon Rim.
Tonton Macoute
Tonton Macoute (Tonton Makout), Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale: Haitian paramilitary and secret police created by François Duvalier in 1959, repressed opposition until 1986, disbanded after Jean-Claude Duvalier's fall.
Tontowi Ahmad
Tontowi Ahmad (Owi), born 1987 in Banyumas, Indonesian mixed doubles badminton player; with Liliyana Natsir he won Rio 2016 Olympic gold, World titles 2013 and 2017, and three All England crowns before retiring in 2020.
Tõnu Õnnepalu
Tõnu Õnnepalu, who also writes as Emil Tode, is an Estonian writer whose 1993 novel Piiririik, translated as Border State, became one of Estonia's most translated works.
Tony (2026 film)
Tony (2026) is an A24 biographical coming-of-age drama directed by Matt Johnson, starring Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain during a fictionalized 1975 summer working in a Provincetown, Massachusetts restaurant kitchen, based loosely on Kitchen Confidential.
Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott, Australia's 28th prime minister (2013–2015) and member for Warringah 1994–2019, deposed by Malcolm Turnbull in 2015, elected unopposed federal president of the Liberal Party in May 2026.
Tony Abbott onion video
Tony Abbott onion video: 13 March 2015 clip of Australian PM Tony Abbott biting a raw Tasmanian onion, skin and all, spread via ABC Vine; prompted Onions Australia thanks, a second bite, and the 2015 #putoutyouronions trend when he was ousted.
Tony Accardo
Tony Accardo (Anthony Joseph Accardo, 1906-1992), "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna," boss of the Chicago Outfit from the 1940s to his death, a former Capone driver and bodyguard whose only conviction, a 1960 tax fraud case, was reversed in 1962.
Tony Adams
Tony Adams (born 1966, Romford) is an English former centre-back and captain who spent his whole career at Arsenal (1983–2002), winning four league titles, and later managed Wycombe, Portsmouth, Qabala, and Granada.
Tony Ahn (토니 안)
Tony Ahn (토니안), birth name Ahn Seung-ho, born 1978, is a South Korean singer and CEO who debuted in 1996 with first-generation idol group H.O.T., later joined JTL, ran T.N. Entertainment and Schoollook, and returned to variety TV in 2016.
Tony Allen (basketball)
Tony Allen (Anthony Allen, born 1982, Chicago) is a former NBA shooting guard, 2004 first-round pick, 2008 champion with Boston, and six-time All-Defensive selection who anchored the Memphis Grizzlies' Grit and Grind era; his number was retired by Memphis in 2025.
Tony Allen (musician)
Tony Allen (Tony Oladipo Allen, 1940–2020), Nigerian drummer and unofficial musical director of Fela Kuti's Africa 70, co-created Afrobeat with independent four-limb patterns; Fela said 'Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat'. Distinct from the Irish singer of Foster & Allen and the British alternative comedian Tony Allen.
Tony Almeida
Tony Almeida (Anthony "Tony" Almeida) is the fictional CTU agent played by Carlos Bernard across Fox's 24, from season 1 analyst to Director, season 5 death, season 7 villain, and 24: Legacy mercenary.
Tony Alva
Tony Alva (born 1957, Santa Monica) is an American skateboarder, Z-Boys member, and founder of Alva Skates, the first skater-owned skateboard company (1977), credited with early vertical airs.
Tony Amendola
Tony Amendola, American character actor from New Haven, Connecticut; played Bra'tac on Stargate SG-1, Geppetto on Once Upon a Time, Kagame on Continuum; also films Lone Star, The Mask of Zorro, Blow, Annabelle, and voices Khadgar in World of Warcraft.
Tony and Susan
Tony and Susan is Austin Wright's 1993 novel, also known as Nocturnal Animals, in which Susan Morrow reads her ex-husband's revenge manuscript; reissued after 20 years and adapted by Tom Ford in 2016.
Tony Ann
Tony Ann (born 1994, Beijing; raised in Toronto) is a Chinese-Canadian neoclassical pianist and composer, ex-Chainsmokers touring keyboardist, co-writer of "Sick Boy", creator of #playthatword, albums EMOTIONS and 360°, and the 2026 SYNERGY EP with ARKAI.
Tony Anselmo
Tony Anselmo (born 1960) is an American Disney animator and, since 1985, the official voice of Donald Duck, trained by original voice Clarence Nash; first person to animate and voice Donald, Disney Legend 2009.
Tony Astarita
Tony Astarita (Antonio Astarita) was an Italian singer from Naples, twice winner of the Festival di Napoli, best known for his 1968 signature song "Core spezzato".
Tony Atlas
Tony Atlas (Anthony White), "Mr. USA" bodybuilder turned wrestler from Roanoke, Virginia; with Rocky Johnson became the first African-American WWF World Tag Team Champion (1983); 2006 WWE Hall of Famer; later Mark Henry's manager; still wrestling independents in his 70s.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical): annual Broadway theater award from the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League; lead musical actor category since 1948, won recently by Ghee, Groff, Criss, and Henry.