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Definition of Tonsillectomy

1. Noun. Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy.

Definition of Tonsillectomy

1. Noun. (surgery) The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy. ¹

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Definition of Tonsillectomy

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Medical Definition of Tonsillectomy

1. The surgical removal of the tonsils. Indications include airway obstruction or recurrent tonsillitis. Complete recovery is in two weeks. Adults have a significantly longer period of recovery and a much higher complication rate than children. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonsillectomy

Literary usage of Tonsillectomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Otitis Media with Effusion in Young Children: Clinical Practice Guideline by Sylvan E. Stool (1998)
"Tonsillectomy Recommendation: Tonsillectomy should not be performed, ... Evidence of the lack of efficacy of tonsillectomy for otitis media with effusion ..."

2. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"The Use of Acetylsalicylic Acid Locally After Tonsillectomy, and in Acute Pharyngitis BY EDWARD P. HELLER, MD [From the Clinic of Dr. John G. Sheldon, ..."

3. Tonsils, Faucial Lingual, and Pharyngeal: With Some Account of the Posterior by Harry Aldrich Barnes (1914)
"Tonsillectomy. Indications.—1. ... If, however, these secondary inflammations of the tonsils are of great severity, a tonsillectomy is indicated. ..."

4. Regional Anesthesia; Its Technic and Clinical Application by Gaston Labat (1922)
"Tonsillectomy The tonsillar region is supplied by the middle and posterior palatine nerves and the glossopharyngeal nerve. ..."

5. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1917)
"THE TECHNIC OF Tonsillectomy * E. FRANK CHASE Since Rosenow suggested to the medical profession that the tonsils may act as foci of infection, ..."

6. Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics by Herbert Swift Carter, Paul Edward Howe, Howard Harris Mason (1921)
"In operations about the mouth or throat, such as those for hare-lip, cleft- palate, and tonsillectomy, the diet must be exceedingly bland, only fluids being ..."

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