rhinolith

rhinolith
A calcareous concretion in the nasal cavity often around a foreign body. SYN: nasal calculus, rhinolite. [rhino- + G. lithos, stone]

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rhi·no·lith 'rī-nə-.lith n a concretion formed within the cavities of the nose

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n.
a stone (calculus) in the nose, usually formed around a foreign body.

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rhi·no·lith (riґno-lith) [rhino- + -lith] a nasal stone or concretion. Called also nasal calculus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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