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  • noun Plural form of tonsillolith.

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Examples

  • It sounds like you're describing tonsillar stones also called tonsilloliths, which are clumps of food particles, mucus, dead tissue cells and more that can collect in the crypts found on the surface of the tonsils.

    CNN.com 2011

  • Many loopholes who expire and spell charts to a of springs on tonsilloliths velvety to their thankless busines.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • Small tonsilloliths commonly develop in the throat or at the upper roof of the mouth and it is rather rare to have gigantic and large solidified debris deposits.

    EzineArticles 2010

  • There are tonsilloliths out there, but you can deny them if you confirm how to.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • It was rather shocking to find out how many people had suffered with tonsilloliths.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • Long story short -- the ENT doctor told me I had tonsilloliths, or tonsil stones.

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2009

  • The scientific name for these white globs is tonsilloliths.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • The tonsilloliths again appeared this weekend, making me gag and sputter like you wouldn’t believe.

    chicagojo Diary Entry chicagojo 2004

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