Meaning

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

    Tonsillektomie

    тонзиллэктоми́яtonzillɛktomíja

    тонзилектоміяtonzylektomija

    surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A tonsillectomy is a very simple procedure.

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  2. Bonuck notes that some earlier studies tracked children for a shorter period of time, or were limited, for example, to tonsillectomy patients.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: tonsillectomies
Singulartonsillectomy
Pluraltonsillectomies

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Word family

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See also

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