amygdule

noun

amyg·​dule

əˈmigˌd(y)ül,

ˈamig-

variants or less commonly amygdale

-ˌdā(ə)l

plural -s

: one of the rounded nodules occurring in an amygdaloid

Word History

Etymology

irregular from amygdal- + -ule

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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