Tonsillolith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tonsillolith is a noun meaning (dentistry) A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.
Meaning
(dentistry) A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.
Example Sentences
In a 2008 case report from India, doctors described removing a giant tonsillolith that was making it painful for a young patient to swallow.
Word Forms
- tonsilloliths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tonsillith, rhinolith, odontolithus, sialolith, sialolithiasis, odontolith.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.