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Record 1 2019-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Oral Mucosa, Salivary Glands and Tonsils
CONT

Tonsilloliths or tonsillar calculi are small calcifications commonly found in tonsillar or adenoidal crypts.

OBS

tonsillolith; tonsillar calculus; tonsil stone: designations that reflect the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • tonsil calculus
  • tonsillar stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Muqueuse buccale, glandes salivaires et amygdales
CONT

Les tonsillolithes sont des petits amas de tissu calcifié qui se forment dans la crypte tonsilienne et pouvant évoluer ou converger pour former une plus grosse calcification. Des bactéries, des débris alimentaires et des cellules épithéliales desquamées pourraient être à l'origine d'un foyer de calcification.

OBS

tonsillolithe : désignation qui reflète la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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