A*myg"da*la (a*mig"da*la), n.; pl. -læ (-lE). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond.]
1.
An almond.
2. (Anat.)
(a)
One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
(b)
One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.
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