different between tonsil vs amygdala

English

Etymology

From Latin tonsillae; compare French tonsille.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?n.s?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?n.s?l/
• Rhymes: -?ns?l

Noun

tonsil (plural tonsils)

1. (anatomy, immunology) Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil.
2. (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.

Synonyms

• tonsilla

Hyponyms

• cerebellar tonsil
• faucial tonsil
• lingual tonsil
• palatine tonsil
• pharyngeal tonsil
• adenoid

Derived terms

Translations

References

• tonsil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Liston, Tilson, Tolins, slot in

English

Etymology

Because of its shape, from Latin amygdala (“almond”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (amugdál?, “almond”). Doublet of mandorla.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??m??.d?.l?/

Noun

amygdala (plural amygdalas or amygdalae)

1. (neuroanatomy) The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

Holonyms

• (region of the brain): brain

Related terms

• amygdalian
• amygdalin
• amygdaloid
• mesoamygdala

Translations

Czech

Noun

amygdala f

1. amygdala

Declension

Latin

Alternative forms

• amigdala (medieval)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a?my?.da.la/, [ä?m??d?ä??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a?mi?.da.la/, [??mi?d??l?]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ???????? (amugdál?, “almond”). The sense "tonsil" is likely a calque of Arabic ?????? (lawz).

Noun

amygdala f (genitive amygdalae); first declension

1. almond tree
2. almond

   Synonym: amygdalum

3. (Medieval Latin) tonsil

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Sicilian: mènnula
• ? West Germanic: *mandal? (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Noun

amygdala

1. nominative plural of amygdalum
2. accusative plural of amygdalum
3. vocative plural of amygdalum

References

• amygdala in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amygdala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• amygdala in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

amygdala f (plural amygdalas)

1. Obsolete spelling of amígdala