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/ton'seuh lot"euh mee/, n., pl. tonsillotomies. Surg.incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.[1895-1900; < L tonsill(ae) tonsils + -O- + -TOMY]
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tonsillotomy — [tän΄sə lät′ə mē] n. pl. tonsillotomies [< L tonsillae, tonsils + TOMY] the surgical incision, or a partial removal, of a tonsil … English World dictionary
tonsillotomy — noun The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil … Wiktionary
tonsillotomy — The cutting away of a portion or all of a hypertrophied faucial tonsil. [tonsillo + G. tome, incision] * * * ton·sil·lot·o·my (ton″sĭ lotґə me) [tonsillo + tomy] incision of a tonsil; the surgical removal of a part of a tonsil … Medical dictionary
tonsillotomy — n. surgical removal of the tonsils … English contemporary dictionary
tonsillotomy — ton·sil·lot·o·my … English syllables
tonsillotomy — ˌtän(t)səˈläd.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: tonsill + tomy : incision of a tonsil * * * /ton seuh lot euh mee/, n., pl. tonsillotomies. Surg. incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil. [1895 1900; < L tonsill(ae) tonsils + O + TOMY] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Paul Of Aegina — ▪ Greek physician Latin Paulus Aegineta born c. 625, , Aegina, Greece died c. 690 Alexandrian physician and surgeon, the last major ancient Greek medical encyclopaedist, who wrote the Epitomēs iatrikēs biblio hepta, better known by its… … Universalium
lobotomy — Synonyms and related words: amygdalotomy, ankylotomy, arteriotomy, blepharotomy, caesarean, cardiotomy, celiotomy, cholecystotomy, cirsotomy, coccygotomy, colpotomy, craniotomy, cystotomy, embryotomy, enterotomy, gastroenterotomy, gastrotomy,… … Moby Thesaurus
tonsil — The derivative forms are tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, and tonsillotomy, all with two ls … Modern English usage
tonsillectomy — n. surgical removal of tonsils. ♦ tonsillotomy, n. removal of part or all of tonsils … Dictionary of difficult words
