biǎn
táo

technical
noun

Meaning of 扁桃体

扁桃体 means tonsils; small masses of lymphoid tissue located in the upper respiratory tract. Pronounced biǎn táo tǐ.

  • tonsils; small masses of lymphoid tissue located in the upper respiratory tract

Definitions & Examples

yīn
wèi
màn
xìng
biǎn
táo
yán
 
zuò
le
biǎn
táo
qiē
chú
shǒu
shù
 

He had a tonsillectomy due to chronic tonsillitis.

shēng
de
zhěn
duàn
shì
xìng
biǎn
táo
yán
 

The doctor's diagnosis was acute tonsil inflammation.

Xiǎo
hái
zi
shāo
yǒu
shí
shì
biǎn
táo
yǐn
de
 

A child's fever is sometimes caused by the tonsils.

Zhè
ge
jiù
chēng
 '
biǎn
táo
xiàn
 '
jīng
hěn
shǎo
yòng
le
 

This old term '扁桃腺' is rarely used now.

hóu
lóng
tòng
 
shēng
jiǎn
chá
le
de
biǎn
táo
 

His throat hurt, so the doctor examined his tonsils.

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