tonsillectomy

[ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee]

ton·sil·lec·to·my

[ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural ton·sil·lec·to·mies. Surgery.
the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils.

Origin:
1900–05; < Latin tōnsill(ae) tonsils + -ectomy
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Tonsillectomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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tonsillectomy (ˌtɒnsɪˈlɛktəmɪ)
 
n , pl -mies
surgical removal of the palatine tonsils

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tonsillectomy ton·sil·lec·to·my (tŏn'sə-lěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of tonsils or a tonsil.

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tonsillectomy   (tŏn'sə-lěk'tə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
Surgical removal of the tonsils.
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