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tonsillectomy

[ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural ton·sil·lec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.
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Origin of tonsillectomy

1900–05; < Latin tōnsill(ae) tonsils + -ectomy
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British Dictionary definitions for tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy

noun plural -mies
  1. surgical removal of the palatine tonsils
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Word Origin and History for tonsillectomy

n.

1899, from tonsil + -ectomy. A hybrid with a Greek ending. A correct formation all from Greek would be amygdalectomy.

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tonsillectomy in Medicine

tonsillectomy

(tŏn′sə-lĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Surgical removal of tonsils or a tonsil.
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tonsillectomy in Science

tonsillectomy

[tŏn′sə-lĕk′tə-mē]
  1. Surgical removal of the tonsils.
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