lingual tonsil

English

Lingual tonsils

Noun

lingual tonsil (plural lingual tonsils)

(anatomy, immunology) A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.
Coordinate terms: adenoid, palatine tonsil

Translations

mass or nodules of lymphatic tissue

Chinese:
Mandarin: 舌扁桃體／舌扁桃体 (shé biǎntáotǐ); 舌扁桃腺 (shé biǎntáoxiàn)
Finnish: kielirisa
Hungarian: nyelvmandula (hu)

References

“lingual tonsil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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