tonsil
Meaning
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
- Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
Synonyms
tonsilla
third tonsil
tonsilla palatina
Luschka’s tonsil
Translations
amígdala
amygdale
Mandel
tonsilla
amígdala
amígdala
tonsil
ئاڵوو
bademcik
αμυγδαλήPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɒn.səl/
Etymology
Late 16th century borrowing from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural).
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