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tonsillo- or tonsill-
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Tonsil:[From Latin tōnsillae, tonsils. See tonsil.]
tonsillectomy.
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Universalium. 2010.
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tonsillo- — Tonsil. [L. tonsilla] … Medical dictionary
tonsillo- — ton·sìl·lo conf. TS med., anat. tonsilla, relativo a tonsilla, alle tonsille: tonsillotomo {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: da tonsilla … Dizionario italiano
tonsillo- — combining form see tonsill … Useful english dictionary
Tonsillotom — Tonsillo|to̱m [zu ↑Tonsille u. gr. τομος = schneidend] s; s, e: chirurgisches Instrument zum Abtragen der Gaumenmandeln … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Tonsillotomie — Tonsillo|tomi̲e̲ [↑...tomie] w; , ...i̱en: teilweises operatives Kappen der Gaumenmandeln … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Tonsillolith — A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. Also referred to as a tonsillith. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria. The… … Medical dictionary
tonsillopathy — Disease of the tonsil. [tonsillo + G. pathos, suffering] * * * ton·sil·lop·a·thy (ton″sĭ lopґə the) [tonsillo + pathy] any disease of the tonsil … Medical dictionary
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
tonsillotome — An instrument, sometimes modelled after a guillotine, for use in tonsillectomy. [tonsillo + G. tomos, cutting] * * * ton·sil·lo·tome tän sil ə .tōm n a surgical instrument for partial or complete excision of the tonsils * * * ton·sil·lo·tome (ton … Medical dictionary
tonsillotomo — ton·sil·lò·to·mo s.m. TS chir. strumento chirurgico, a volte modellato a forma di ghigliottina, usato per l asportazione totale o parziale delle tonsille {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1891. ETIMO: comp. di tonsillo e tomo … Dizionario italiano
