tonsillotomy

tonsillotomy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English tonsil
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der.
English -tomy
English -otomy
English tonsillotomy

    From tonsil + -otomy.

    Noun

    tonsillotomy (plural tonsillotomies)

    1. (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.

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