tonsillolith

English

Etymology

From tonsillo- +‎ -lith.

Noun

tonsillolith (plural tonsilloliths)

1. (dentistry) A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.
   • 2009 September 1, Elizabeth Svoboda, “In Tonsils, a Problem the Size of a Pea”, in New York Times‎:

     In a 2008 case report from India, doctors described removing a giant tonsillolith that was making it painful for a young patient to swallow.

Translations

calculus

German: Tonsillenstein Italian: tonsillolito Spanish: tonsilolito (es) m