tonsil stone

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊn

Noun

tonsil stone (plural tonsil stones)

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.

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