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English
see|tonsils
Pronunciation
rhymes|�ns�l
Etymology
L. term|tonsill|langla, compare French term|tonsille|langfr.
Noun
en-noun
- context|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.
Synonyms
tonsilla
Translations
trans-top|protective mass of lyphoid tissue situated on the side of the throat
Albanian: t+|sq|bajame|xs=Albanian
Czech: t-|cs|mandle|f
Finnish: t-|fi|nielurisa
French: t|fr|amygdale|f
German: t+|de|Mandel|f
Italian: t+|it|tonsilla|f
trans-mid
Japanese: t-|ja|���|scJpan (t|ja|������|trhent�sen|sc=Jpan)
Kurdish: t|ku|ئاڵ��|sc=KUchar
Norwegian: t-|no|mandel|m
Portuguese t|pt|amÃgdala|f, t|pt|tônsila|f qualifier|in medical use
Russian: t-|ru|гланда|f|trglánda|scCyrl, t-|ru|миндалина|f|trmindálina|scCyrl
Spanish: t|es|amÃgdala|f
trans-bottom
Derived terms
top2
cerebellar tonsil
faucial tonsil
lingual tonsil
palatine tonsil
pharyngeal tonsil
mid2
tonsillar
tonsillectomy
tonsillitis
tonsillolith
tubal tonsil
See also
adenoid
References
R:1913
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