tonsillectomies

Variant of tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy definition

ton·sil·lec·tomy (tän′sə lek′tə mē)

noun pl. tonsillectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of the tonsils

Etymology: tonsil + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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