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tonsillotomy

(tän′sə lät′ə mē)

noun pl. tonsillotomies

the surgical incision, or a partial removal, of a tonsil

Origin: < L tonsillae, tonsils + -tomy

See tonsillotomy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ton·sil·lot·o·mies

Surgical incision of a tonsil.

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