pharyngolith

pharyngolith
A concretion in the pharynx. SYN: pharyngeal calculus. [pharyngo- + G. lithos, stone]

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pha·ryn·go·lith (fə-ringґgo-lith) [pharyngo- + -lith] a concretion in the walls of the pharynx.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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