tonsillolith

[ tŏn-sĭl′ə-lĭth′ ]

n.

A calcareous concretion in a tonsil.

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tonsillary, tonsillectomy, tonsillitic, tonsillitis, tonsillo-, tonsillolith, tonsillotomy, tonsils, tonsorial, tonsure, tontine

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