tonsillotomy

tonsillotomy Definition

ton·sil·loto·my (tän′sə lät′ə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

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

Etymology: < L tonsillae, tonsils + -tomy

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