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Webster 1913 Edition
Tonsillectomy
Tonˊsil-lec′to-my
,Noun.
(Surg.)
The operation of removing the tonsils; – formerly also called
tonsilotomy
. Definition 2024
tonsillectomy
tonsillectomy
English
Noun
tonsillectomy (plural tonsillectomies)
- (surgery) The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
Translations
surgical removal of tonsils
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