An organ or structure thought to resemble an almond in shape. A palatine tonsil. Esp. in almond of the ear, almond of the throat. Cf. amygdal, n. 2…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [noun] > glands of throat > tonsils (6) almonda1400 An organ or structure thought to resemble an almond in shape. A palatine tonsil. Esp. in almond of the ear, almond of the throat. Cf. amygdal, n. 2… amygdal?1541 pl. The tonsils. paristhmia1578 With plural agreement. The tonsils. tonsil1601 Each of two oval lymphoid glands situated one on each side of the fauces between the anterior and posterior arches. amygdala1749 A tonsil (tonsil, n. 1). Usu. in pl. Cf. amygdal, n. 2a. Now rare or Obs. testis1775 transferred. plural. The tonsils. Obsolete. |
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