palatine tonsil vs tonsil

palatine tonsil and tonsil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
palatine tonsil	Yes	No	No	No
tonsil	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, palatine tonsil and tonsil are synonyms defined as:

palatine tonsil and tonsil: either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx

Other synonyms of palatine tonsil include faucial tonsil, tonsilla.

palatine tonsil (noun)	tonsil (noun)
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx	either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx