HyperDic: tonsilla

English > 1 sense of the word tonsilla:
NOUNbodytonsilla, tonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsileither of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
English > tonsilla: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx.
Synonymstonsil, palatine tonsil, faucial tonsil
Part ofnasopharynxcavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
Broaderlymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissuetissue making up the lymphatic system
Spanishamígdala, amígdala palatina, tonsilla
Catalanamígdala, amígdala palatina, tonsilla

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