tonsillotomy

tonsillotomy
/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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