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

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
surgical removal of tonsils:
Русский
By meaning 1
surgical removal of tonsils:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
surgical removal of tonsils:

Forms

plural: tonsillectomies
Singulartonsillectomy
Pluraltonsillectomies

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedtonsillectomize

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tonightA1tonnetonsiltonsuretony

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