tonsillectomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce tonsillectomy in British English:
UK [ˌtɒnsəˈlektəmi]
How to pronounce tonsillectomy in American English:
US [ˌtɑnsəˈlektəmi]
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- Noun:
- surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy
Word Origin
- tonsillectomy (n.)
- 1899, from comb. form of tonsil + -ectomy. A hybrid with a Latin front end and a Greek ending. A correct formation all from Greek would be amygdalectomy.
Example
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- 2. What season is fit to make a tonsillectomy more ?
- 3. The impacts of case payment system on the practice of adult tonsillectomy .
- 4. Tonsillectomy tonsil polyp surgery have complications .
- 5. Bilateral tonsillectomy has no harm to human .