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Tonsillectomy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
  2. 2
    surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy wordnet

Etymology

From tonsil + -ectomy.

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