palatine tonsil vs tonsilla

palatine tonsil and tonsilla both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of palatine tonsil include faucial tonsil, tonsil.

palatine tonsil (noun)	tonsilla (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