tonsil stone

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Noun

tonsil stone (plural tonsil stones)

1. A mineralization of debris within the crevices of the tonsils.

   Synonym: tonsillolith

Translations

mineralization of debris in the tonsils

• French: caséum (fr) f
• German: Tonsillenstein m, Mandelstein m, Tonsillolith m
• Italian: tonsillolito m
• Spanish: Tonsilolito m

Further reading

• “tonsil stones”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.