# tonsillectomy

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,863

## Definitions
1. The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

## Etymology
From tonsil + -ectomy.

## Source
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