TONSILLECTOMY


Meaning of TONSILLECTOMY in English

/ton'seuh lek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. tonsillectomies . Surg.

the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.

[ 1900-05; tonsill ( ae ) tonsils + -ECTOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .