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adenoidectomy

adenoidectomy noun: surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

Noun

adenoidectomy (plural adenoidectomies)

  1. Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

adenoidectomy meaning in Tamil and Kannada

adenoidectomy in Tamil

அடினாய்டெடுப்பு, மூக்கடித் தசை அறுவை மருத்துவம்

adenoidectomy in Kannada

ಮೂಗಳ್ಳೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ

Forms of adenoidectomy

pluraladenoidectomies

Origin of adenoidectomy

From adenoid + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with adenoidectomy

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Questions about adenoidectomy

What does adenoidectomy mean?
Adenoidectomy means surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
What is adenoidectomy in Tamil?
Adenoidectomy in Tamil is அடினாய்டெடுப்பு, மூக்கடித் தசை அறுவை மருத்துவம். See Adenoidectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is adenoidectomy?
Adenoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of adenoidectomy?
The plural of adenoidectomy is adenoidectomies.

Words near adenoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. adenoid organ
  2. adenoidal
  3. adenoidally
  4. adenoidcystic carcinoma
  5. adenoidectomies
  6. adenoidectomy
  7. adenoidism
  8. adenoiditis
  9. adenoiditises
  10. adenoids
  11. adenoidy

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