palatine tonsil
palatine tonsil · palatine tonsils
Gaumenmandel
One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the…One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
» Mary's palatine tonsils were removed when she was seven years old.
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1 sensesOne of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
Gaumenmandel
More definitions
- either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
Examples
1 sentencesMary's palatine tonsils were removed when she was seven years old.
Translations
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By meaning 1
palatine tonsil:
Forms
plural: palatine tonsils| Singular | palatine tonsil |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx:tonsilfaucial tonsiltonsilla