tonsillectomy

[ ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee ]

/ ˌtɒn səˈlɛk tə mi /

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noun, plural ton·sil·lec·to·mies.Surgery.

the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.

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Origin of tonsillectomy

1900–05; <Latin tōnsill(ae) tonsils + -ectomy

Words nearby tonsillectomy

to no avail, tonometer, tonoplast, tons, tonsil, tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, tonsillotomy, tonsils, tonsorial, tonsure

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How to use tonsillectomy in a sentence

For that matter, they might have noticed her unrecorded tonsillectomy and considered her fair bait.
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British Dictionary definitions for tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy

/ (ˌtɒnsɪˈlɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of the palatine tonsils

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Scientific definitions for tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy

[ tŏn′sə-lĕk′tə-mē ]

Surgical removal of the tonsils.