Usually means: Partial surgical removal of tonsils.
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  1. tonsillotomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. tonsillotomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. tonsillotomy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tonsillotomy: Wordnik
  5. tonsillotomy: Wiktionary
  6. tonsillotomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. tonsillotomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. tonsillotomy: Dictionary.com
  9. tonsillotomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. tonsillotomy: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.

Similar:
tonsilotomy, tonsillectomy, tonsilectomy, tonsillotome, pharyngotomy, tonsilotome, tenotomy, adenotonsillectomy, laryngotomy, thyrotomy, more...

Opposite:
tonsillectomy, tonsil removal

Types:
partial, complete, subtotal, supraglottic, glossectomy, laser, more...

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Similar:
tonsilotomy, tonsillectomy, tonsilectomy, tonsillotome, pharyngotomy, tonsilotome, tenotomy, adenotonsillectomy, laryngotomy, thyrotomy, more...

Opposite:
tonsillectomy, tonsil removal

Types:
partial, complete, subtotal, supraglottic, glossectomy, laser, more...



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