Tonsillectomy

/tˌɒnsɪlˈɛktəmi/

/ˌtɑnsɪˈɫɛktəˌmi/

Tonsillectomy

surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy

Examples

1. My bias was nearly always against tonsillectomy.

2. You'll be dealing with lots of tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, tubes in ears, mastoidectomies, and congenital abnormalities.

3. I even had a tonsillectomy and two days later, I was back in hitting my front squat session because my rest day was over.

4. If you hit this number, proven strep throat infections, then you're a candidate for tonsillectomy.