"tonsil" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 扁桃腺

Definition

扁桃腺是喉嚨後方的兩個小圓形組織，有助於保護身體免於感染。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於醫學或健康相關語境。常見用法如「扁桃腺腫大」、「切除扁桃腺」（扁桃腺切除術）。多用複數「扁桃腺」指兩邊的組織，勿與「腺樣體」混淆，兩者位置接近但不同。

Examples

The doctor looked at my tonsil.

醫生檢查了我的**扁桃腺**。

A sore tonsil can make it hard to swallow.

疼痛的**扁桃腺**會讓吞嚥變得困難。

Children sometimes need to have a tonsil removed.

有時小孩需要切除一個**扁桃腺**。

My tonsil feels swollen and hurts whenever I eat.

我的**扁桃腺**腫脹，喫東西時會痛。

I had my left tonsil removed last year after many infections.

去年因多次感染，我切除了左邊的**扁桃腺**。

If your tonsil looks red or has white spots, see a doctor soon.

如果你的**扁桃腺**發紅或有白點，請儘快就醫。