tonsillectomy
tonsillectomy noun: the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
Noun
tonsillectomy (plural tonsillectomies)
- The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
tonsillectomy meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Indonesian
tonsillectomy in Tamil
- அடி நாக்குச் சதை அறுவை, உள்நாக்கு வெட்டு, டான்சிலெடுப்பு
tonsillectomy in Kannada
- ಬಾಯ್ತೇಪೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ, ಮೆಂಡಿಕೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ
tonsillectomy in Tagalog
- surgical removal of tonsils
- alisgutil
tonsillectomy in Indonesian
- surgical removal of tonsils
- tonsilektomi
More languagesFewer languages
- Dhivehi
- ޓޮންސިލް ނެގުން ṭon̊sil negun̊
Forms of tonsillectomy
| plural | tonsillectomies |
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Origin of tonsillectomy
From tonsil + -ectomy.
Words formed from tonsillectomy
Words that rhyme with tonsillectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about tonsillectomy
- What does tonsillectomy mean?
- Tonsillectomy means the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
- What is tonsillectomy in Tamil?
- Tonsillectomy in Tamil is அடி நாக்குச் சதை அறுவை, உள்நாக்கு வெட்டு, டான்சிலெடுப்பு. See Tonsillectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tonsillectomy?
- Tonsillectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of tonsillectomy?
- The plural of tonsillectomy is tonsillectomies.
Words near tonsillectomy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tonsillectomy (page history and authors); tonsillectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tonsillectomy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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