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paristhmion

paristhmion noun: tonsil.

Noun

paristhmion (plural paristhmia)

  1. tonsil

Forms of paristhmion

pluralparisthmia

Origin of paristhmion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρίσθμιον (parísthmion), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἰσθμός (isthmós, “neck, throat”).

Questions about paristhmion

What does paristhmion mean?
Paristhmion means tonsil.
What part of speech is paristhmion?
Paristhmion is a noun.
What is the plural of paristhmion?
The plural of paristhmion is paristhmia.

Words near paristhmion in the dictionary

  1. parisosis
  2. Parissi
  3. Paristan
  4. paristhmia
  5. paristhmic
  6. paristhmion
  7. paristhmitis
  8. parisyllabic
  9. parisyllabical
  10. paritaprevir
  11. parities

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