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tonsillo-

tonsillo- prefix: tonsil.

Prefix

tonsillo-

  1. tonsil

Questions about tonsillo-

What does tonsillo- mean?
Tonsillo- means tonsil.
What part of speech is tonsillo-?
Tonsillo- is a prefix.

Words near tonsillo- in the dictionary

  1. tonsillith
  2. tonsilliths
  3. tonsillitic
  4. tonsillitides
  5. tonsillitis
  6. tonsillo-
  7. tonsilloadenoidectomies
  8. tonsilloadenoidectomy
  9. tonsillolith
  10. tonsilloliths
  11. tonsillopharyngeal

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