Definition of Tonsillolith

1. Noun. (dentistry) A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils. ¹

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Medical Definition of Tonsillolith

1. A calcareous concretion in a distended tonsillar crypt. Synonym: tonsillar calculus, tonsillith. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsillolith

tonsillar branch of the facial artery
tonsillar calculus
tonsillar crypt
tonsillar fossa
tonsillar fossulae
tonsillar herniation
tonsillar ring
tonsillectomies
tonsillectomy
tonsillith
tonsillitides
tonsillitis
tonsillitises
tonsillo-
tonsillolingual sulcus
tonsillolith (current term)
tonsilloliths
tonsillopathy
tonsillotome
tonsillotomes
tonsillotomies
tonsillotomy
tonsilotome
tonsilotomes
tonsilotomies
tonsilotomy
tonsils
tonsor
tonsorial
tonsors

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