lingual tonsil

English

Lingual tonsils

Noun

lingual tonsil (plural lingual tonsils)

1. (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.