tonsillolith en · NOUN
Etymology
From tonsillo- + -lith.
Meanings
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A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.
In a 2008 case report from India, doctors described removing a giant tonsillolith that was making it painful for a young patient to swallow.
2009 September 1, Elizabeth Svoboda, “In Tonsils, a Problem the Size of a Pea”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tonsilloliths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de Tonsillenstein (calculus) · it tonsillolito (calculus) · pl kamień migdałkowy (calculus) · es tonsilolito (calculus)