| NOUN | act | tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the palatine tonsils |
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| Sounds | taa.nsihleh'ktahmiy | |
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| Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... | |
| Meaning | Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy. | |
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| Broader | ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision | Surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| Spanish | amigdalectomía | |
| Catalan | amigdalectomia | |
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