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circumtonsillar

circumtonsillar adjective: surrounding the tonsil.

Adjective

circumtonsillar (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the tonsil.

Origin of circumtonsillar

From circum- + tonsillar.

Questions about circumtonsillar

What does circumtonsillar mean?
Circumtonsillar means surrounding the tonsil.
What part of speech is circumtonsillar?
Circumtonsillar is an adjective.

Words near circumtonsillar in the dictionary

  1. circumstriate
  2. circumtabular
  3. circumterraneous
  4. circumterrestrial
  5. circumtibial
  6. circumtonsillar
  7. circumtread
  8. circumtreading
  9. circumtreads
  10. circumtriple
  11. circumtrod

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