膿のう栓せん

noun

tonsillolith; tonsil stone

Medical term for a calcified mass that forms in the tonsillar crypts; also known colloquially as 臭い玉.

See also: 臭い玉

• 膿のう栓せんができると、口こう臭しゅうの原げん因いんになることがあります。

  When tonsil stones form, they can cause bad breath.