amígdala

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See also: amigdala and amigdală

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin amygdala. Doublet of ametlla and màndorla.

Pronunciation

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdales)

  1. amygdala

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of améndoa and mandorla.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /aˈmiɡdala/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /aˈmiħdala/

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
  2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
    Synonym: tonsila
  2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)
    Synonyms: amígdala cerebelosa, amígdala cerebelar
  3. (geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)

Further reading

  • “amígdala” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of almendra and mandorla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈmiɡdala/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡdala
  • Syllabification: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

  1. amygdala
  2. tonsil

Derived terms

Further reading

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