tonsillectomy

(tän′sə lektə mē)

noun pl. tonsillectomies

the surgical removal of the tonsils

Origin: tonsil + -ectomy

See tonsillectomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ton·sil·lec·to·mies
Surgical removal of tonsils or a tonsil.

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