Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 扁桃腺.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeondoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeondoseon
McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏndosŏn
Yale Romanization?phyentosen

Noun

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편도선 (pyeondoseon) (hanja 扁桃腺)

  1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil