English Explanatory Dictionary

paristhmion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. tonsil

Word forms

paristhmion paristhmia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρίσθμιον (parísthmion), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἰσθμός (isthmós, “neck, throat”).

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