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Tonsils vs Uvula - What's the difference?

tonsils | uvula |

Tonsils is a synonym of uvula.


As nouns the difference between tonsils and uvula

is that tonsils is while uvula is (anatomy) the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

tonsils

English

Noun

(head)
  • *
  • (plural only, nonstandard) The uvula.

    • Derived terms

    * faucial tonsils * pharyngeal tonsils * to the tonsils, up to the tonsils

    uvula

    English

    (wikipedia uvula)

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

    • Usage notes

    * The (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.

    Synonyms

    * (appendage hanging from the palate) palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyle

    Derived terms

    * uvular * uvulatome, uvulotome * uvulatomy, uvulotomy * uvulitis