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tonsillotomy

tonsillotomy noun: the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.

Noun

tonsillotomy (plural tonsillotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.

tonsillotomy meaning in Kannada

tonsillotomy in Kannada

ಬಾಯ್ತೇಪೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ, ಮೆಂಡಿಕೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ

Forms of tonsillotomy

pluraltonsillotomies

Origin of tonsillotomy

From tonsil + -otomy.

Questions about tonsillotomy

What does tonsillotomy mean?
Tonsillotomy means the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.
What is tonsillotomy in Kannada?
Tonsillotomy in Kannada is ಬಾಯ್ತೇಪೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ, ಮೆಂಡಿಕೆಕೊಯ್ತೆಗೆತ. See Tonsillotomy meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is tonsillotomy?
Tonsillotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of tonsillotomy?
The plural of tonsillotomy is tonsillotomies.

Words near tonsillotomy in the dictionary

  1. tonsillopharyngeal
  2. tonsillopharyngitis
  3. tonsillotome
  4. tonsillotomes
  5. tonsillotomies
  6. tonsillotomy
  7. tonsilotome
  8. tonsilotomes
  9. tonsilotomies
  10. tonsilotomy
  11. tonsils

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