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palatine tonsil

palatine tonsil noun: one of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.

palatine tonsil: one of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat
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Noun

palatine tonsil (plural palatine tonsils)

  1. One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.

palatine tonsil meaning in Tamil and Gujarati

palatine tonsil in Tamil

அண்ணவடிநாத்தசை

palatine tonsil in Gujarati

palatine tonsil
ગળાનો કાકડો gaḷāno kākḍo

Synonyms of palatine tonsil

Forms of palatine tonsil

pluralpalatine tonsils

Questions about palatine tonsil

What does palatine tonsil mean?
Palatine tonsil means one of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
What is palatine tonsil in Tamil?
Palatine tonsil in Tamil is அண்ணவடிநாத்தசை. See Palatine tonsil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palatine tonsil?
Palatine tonsil is a noun.
What is the plural of palatine tonsil?
The plural of palatine tonsil is palatine tonsils.

Words near palatine tonsil in the dictionary

  1. palatine gland
  2. palatine glands
  3. Palatine Hill
  4. palatine nerve
  5. palatine nerves
  6. palatine tonsil
  7. palatine tonsils
  8. palatine uvula
  9. palatines
  10. palatineship
  11. palatineships

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