tonsillectomy

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tonsillectomy has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

tonsillectomyn. 
     The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also called tonsilotomy.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tonsillectomy, n. (pl. -ies) the surgical removal of the tonsils.

THESAURUS

tonsillectomy

adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration, cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy, enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy, mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy, oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy, pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy, ureterectomy, urethrectomy, vasectomy, venectomy

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