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An adenotonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils.
Tonsilectomy
It is surgical removal of tonsils and adenoid glands.
Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the 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 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).
The doctor recommended removing my tonsils to prevent recurring throat infections.
"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.
Cervicectomy breaks down as cervic- meaning neck or cervix, and -ectomy meaning surgical removal. In this context, cervicectomy means surgical removal of the uterine cervix, not surgical removal of the body part between the shoulders and head.
This is the the medical term for having your tonsils removed.