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Meaning of tonsillolith | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Tonsillenstein

Español tonsilolito

Italiano tonsillolito

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

tonsillopharyngitis tonsillotomy tonsilotome Tonsils Tonsky tonsor