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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
Suomi proppu
Bahasa Indonesia batu amandel
Italiano tonsillolito
Polski czop

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