It is surgical removal of tonsils and adenoid glands.
Tonsilectomy
Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils
An adenotonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils.
Tonsill- means related to tonsils, and -ectomy means surgical removal.
The surgical removal of tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. You will see that ending "ectomy" at the end of many words that talk about surgically removing something.Tonsilectomy
The most common way a person loses his/her tonsils is through tonsillectomy; a surgical removal of the tonsils.
The word that typically indicates the surgical removal of a body part is "ectomy." It is derived from the Greek word "ektomē," meaning "excision." For example, "appendectomy" refers to the surgical removal of the appendix.
My throat is swollen as well as my tonsils so it may be a sign of strep throat or needing of removal of the tonsils.
The suffix -ectomy means surgical removal or excision of a specified part of the body. It is commonly used in medical terminology to indicate a surgical procedure that involves cutting out or removing a particular organ or tissue from the body. Examples include tonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils) and appendectomy (removal of the appendix).
"card-" is the root word for pericardiectomy. "peri-" means around, and "ectomy" means surgical removal. A pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of the sac around the heart.
This is the the medical term for having your tonsils removed.