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 • Jan. 13, 2024
In December 2013, three days after hemorrhaging and going into cardiac arrest following a complex tonsillectomy, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was declared brain dead.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2023
“This is not the healthy patient coming in for a tonsillectomy and ended up with a bad infection,” Ross said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023
She almost died after a botched tonsillectomy in elementary school — the surgeon did not properly close a wound — an experience that inspired her interest in pediatrics.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021
Mother had waited in Dr. Burton’s ante-room while the tonsillectomy was being performed.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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