"palatine tonsil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: palatine tonsils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} palatine tonsil (plural palatine tonsils)
  1. (anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat. Wikipedia link: palatine tonsil Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: tonsil, faucial tonsil Coordinate_terms: adenoid, lingual tonsil Translations (palatine tonsil): krční mandle [feminine] (Czech), nielurisa (Finnish), tonsille palatine [feminine] (French), Gaumenmandel [feminine] (German), ગળાનો કાકડો (gaḷāno kākḍo) (Gujarati), szájpadmandula (Hungarian), halsmandel [common-gender] (Swedish), tonsill (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-palatine_tonsil-en-noun-Cc8V0jmF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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