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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tonsillectomy

/tänˌ-sĭl-ĕk'-təm-ēˌ/ · Ton·sil·lec·to·my · IPA /tˌɑnsɪlˈɛktəmˌiː/
01 n. The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also called tonsilotomy.
  1. 1.
    The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also called tonsilotomy.(Surg.) Also: tonsilotomy