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∙ 7y agoThe 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.
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∙ 11y agoThe surgical removal of the adenoids is called an adenoidectomy. Usually the suffix "ectomy" means the removal or cutting out.
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∙ 12y agoTonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, often abbreviated T&A (no, not that T&A LOL) is the medical term meaning surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids.
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∙ 9y agoUvulectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the uvula.
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∙ 8y agoTonsillectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a pharyngeal tonsil.
Tonsill- means related to tonsils, and -ectomy means surgical removal.
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
The most common way a person loses his/her tonsils is through tonsillectomy; a surgical removal of the tonsils.
This is the the medical term for having your tonsils removed.
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).
An abscess behind the tonsils is a retrotonsillar abscess.
laryngeal tonsilsok, i think you mean 'pharyngeal tonsils'. we actually only have one of those at the very back of the throat which isn't generally reffered to as being a tonsil. we actually have 4 types of tonsil, but we call the two 'masses' at the sides of the back of the throat 'the tonsils' more often. these tonsils are called the palatine tonsils, or faucial tonsils.hope it helped x
Tonsils.
.making a surgical opening into the windpipe (a tracheostomy) for sleep apnea or hypopnea in adults is a treatment of last resort. surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids is a fairly common and successful treatment.