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palatine tonsils

palatine tonsils is the plural of palatine tonsil.

Meaning of palatine tonsil

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.

Questions about palatine tonsils

What is palatine tonsils the plural of?
Palatine tonsils is the plural of palatine tonsil.

Words near palatine tonsils in the dictionary

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

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