Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical incision of a tonsil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, excision of the tonsils.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an
incision into atonsil .
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Examples
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Mr. McCardie, one of the anæsthetists to the institution, and tonsillotomy was performed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 Various
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Radiofrequncy-tonsillotomy, which enables surgeons to reduce the size of the tonsillar tissue instea ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Radiofrequency-tonsillotomy: Effective method for treating children with enlarged tonsils
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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Radiofrequency-tonsillotomy: Effective method for treating children with enlarged tonsils
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Radiofrequncy-tonsillotomy, which enables surgeons to reduce the size of the tonsillar tissue instea ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Radiofrequncy-tonsillotomy, which enables surgeons to reduce the size of the tonsillar tissue instea ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Radiofrequency-tonsillotomy: Effective method for treating children with enlarged tonsils
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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Radiofrequncy-tonsillotomy better treatment option for kids with enlarged tonsils
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