扁桃体炎 biǎntáotǐyán tonsillitis Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 扁桃体 扁桃體 biǎntáotǐ tonsil An oval-shaped mass of lymphoid tissue located on either side of the throat; also called 扁桃腺 biǎntáoxiàn in Taiwan.炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"