tonsillolith

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noun

A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.

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Meanings

nountonsillolith (plural tonsilloliths)

plural tonsilloliths

  1. dentistryA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tonsil stone

Origin

From tonsillo- + -lith.

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Translations

German Tonsillenstein
  • Tonsillensteincalculus
Italian tonsillolito
  • tonsillolitocalculus
Polish kamień migdałkowy
  • kamień migdałkowycalculus
Spanish tonsilolito
  • tonsilolitocalculus
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonsillolith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonsillolith.

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