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Tonsillectomy

Tonsillectomy meaning

The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

Synonyms of Tonsillectomy

ablation extirpation cutting out excision

Example sentences (3)

But data has also shown that the number of children treated for complications from throat infections more than doubled since the early nineties, as tonsillectomy surgery rates plummeted.

I’ve decided to get a tonsillectomy and I deserve to take all of 2018 off as personal time to rest from this huge adult decision I just made.

Pharyngeal obstruction Tonsillectomy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP or UP3) are available to address pharyngeal obstruction.