- tonsillectome
- ton·sil·lec·tome
English syllables. 2014.
tonsillectome
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tonsillectome — ton·sil·lec·tome .tän(t) sə lek .tōm n a surgical instrument for excising the tonsils … Medical dictionary
tonsillectome — ˌtän(t)səˈlekˌtōm noun ( s) Etymology: tonsill + ectome : an instrument for removing tonsils … Useful english dictionary
-ectome — ˈekˌtōm noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin ectomus, from ectomia, after New Latin tomia tomy: tomus tome : instrument used in surgical removal of (a specified organ or part) neurectome tonsillectome … Useful english dictionary
