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Webster 1913 Edition


Tonsillectomy

Tonˊsil-lec′to-my

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Noun.
(Surg.)
The operation of removing the tonsils; – formerly also called
tonsilotomy
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Definition 2024


tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy

English

Noun

tonsillectomy (plural tonsillectomies)

  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

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