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tonsilectomy

tonsilectomy is the alternative form of tonsillectomy.

Meaning of tonsillectomy

Noun

tonsillectomy (plural tonsillectomies)

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

Forms of tonsilectomy

pluraltonsilectomies

Questions about tonsilectomy

What is tonsilectomy the alternative form of?
Tonsilectomy is the alternative form of tonsillectomy.

Words near tonsilectomy in the dictionary

  1. tonsil tennis
  2. tonsil-hockey
  3. tonsilar
  4. tonsile
  5. tonsilectomies
  6. tonsilectomy
  7. tonsilitic
  8. tonsilitis
  9. tonsilitises
  10. tonsillar
  11. tonsillary

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