tonsillectomy
Americannoun
plural
tonsillectomiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of tonsillectomy
1900–05; < Latin tōnsill ( ae ) tonsils + -ectomy
Example Sentences
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It got so bad, she says, that she pondered whether to stay a hotel for a few weeks just to recover from a tonsillectomy.
From BBC
One patient, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, 32, who lives in Highland Park, N.J., has had two hip replacements, two shoulder replacements, a splenectomy, a gall bladder removal and a tonsillectomy because of the disease.
From New York Times
A tonsillectomy is a procedure in which a surgeon removes both tonsils.
From Encyclopedia.com
“This is not the healthy patient coming in for a tonsillectomy and ended up with a bad infection,” Ross said.
From Seattle Times
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
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