Definition of Tonsillotomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil. ¹

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Medical Definition of Tonsillotomy

1. The cutting away of a portion or all of a hypertrophied faucial tonsil. Origin: tonsillo-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsillotomy

tonsillar ring
tonsillectomies
tonsillectomy
tonsillith
tonsillitides
tonsillitis
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tonsillo-
tonsillolingual sulcus
tonsillolith
tonsilloliths
tonsillopathy
tonsillotome
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tonsillotomies
tonsillotomy (current term)
tonsilotome
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