tonsillectomy
noun
the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
tonsillectomies
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pluralof tonsillectomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dorinnia Carville said about 12,000 operations, which include tummy tucks and tonsillectomies, were carried out in 2023-24 without any assurance they complied with government policy.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
For part of the 20th century, tonsillectomies were the country’s most-performed operation, with tonsils once seen as “portals of infection.”
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2023
Procedures that were once the bread-and-butter of pediatric wings of hospitals, such as tonsillectomies, are now routinely performed on an outpatient basis.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
But bodies go through irreversible changes all the time, from puberty and aging to appendectomies and tonsillectomies.
From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2021
Unfortunately, tonsillectomies are largely regarded as elective by insurance companies.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
