Meanings
nountonsillectomy (plural tonsillectomies)
plural tonsillectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
Origin
- Englishtonsil
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishtonsillectomy
Translations
Catalan amigdalectomia, amigdalotomia
- amigdalectomiasurgical removal of tonsils
- amigdalotomiasurgical removal of tonsils
Chinese Mandarin 扁桃體切除手術 /扁桃体切除手术
- 扁桃體切除手術 /扁桃体切除手术 (biǎntáotǐ qiēchú shǒushù)surgical removal of tonsils
Czech tonzilektomie
- tonzilektomiesurgical removal of tonsils
Danish tonsillektomi
- tonsillektomisurgical removal of tonsils
Dutch tonsillectomie
- tonsillectomiesurgical removal of tonsils
Finnish tonsillektomia, nielurisojen typistysleikkaus
- tonsillektomiasurgical removal of tonsils
- nielurisojen typistysleikkaussurgical removal of tonsils
French tonsillectomie, amygdalectomie
- tonsillectomiesurgical removal of tonsils
- amygdalectomiesurgical removal of tonsils
German Tonsillektomie
- Tonsillektomiesurgical removal of tonsils
Greek αμυγδαλεκτομή
- αμυγδαλεκτομή (amygdalektomí)surgical removal of tonsils
Hebrew נִתּוּחַ שְׁקֵדִים
- נִתּוּחַ שְׁקֵדִים (nitúakh shkedím)surgical removal of tonsils
Indonesian tonsilektomi
- tonsilektomisurgical removal of tonsils
Irish céislíneachtóime
- céislíneachtóimesurgical removal of tonsils
Italian tonsillectomia
- tonsillectomiasurgical removal of tonsils
Japanese 扁桃摘出術, 扁桃腺摘出術
- 扁桃摘出術 (hentō tekishutsu-jutsu)surgical removal of tonsils
- 扁桃腺摘出術 (hentōsen tekishutsu-jutsu)surgical removal of tonsils
Latin tonsillectomia
- tonsillectomiasurgical removal of tonsils
Lithuanian tonzilektomija
- tonzilektomijasurgical removal of tonsils
Norwegian Bokmål tonsillektomi
- tonsillektomisurgical removal of tonsils
Polish tonsillektomia
- tonsillektomiasurgical removal of tonsils
Portuguese amigdalectomia, tonsilectomia
- amigdalectomiasurgical removal of tonsils
- tonsilectomiasurgical removal of tonsils
Russian тонзиллэктоми́я
- тонзиллэктоми́я (tonzillɛktomíja)surgical removal of tonsils
Slovak tonzilektómia
- tonzilektómiasurgical removal of tonsils
Spanish amigdalectomía
- amigdalectomíasurgical removal of tonsils
Swedish tonsillektomi
- tonsillektomisurgical removal of tonsils
Tagalog alisgutil
- alisgutilsurgical removal of tonsils
Ukrainian тонзилектомія
- тонзилектомія (tonzylektomija)surgical removal of tonsils
Welsh tonsilectomi
- tonsilectomisurgical removal of tonsils
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tonsillectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
tonsillectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonsillectomy
MLA
“tonsillectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonsillectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonsillectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonsillectomy.
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