What does palatine tonsil mean?

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palatine tonsil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

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

palatine tonsils (plural)

adenoid lingual tonsil

What does palatine tonsil mean?: 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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