Tonsillectomy

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

Equivalents

Españolamigdalectomía

Françaisamygdalectomie tonsillectomie

DeutschTonsillektomie

12 more languages

العربيةإستئصال اللوزتين

Bosanskitonzilektomija тонзилектомија

Ελληνικάαμυγδαλεκτομή αμυγδαλοτομία

Hrvatskitonzilektomija тонзилектомија

Italianotonsillectomia

日本語扁桃摘出術扁桃腺摘出術

Македонскитонзилектомија

Nederlandstonsillectomie

Polskitonsillektomia

Portuguêsamigdalectomia tonsilectomia

Русскийтонзиллэктоми́я

Српскиtonzilektomija тонзилектомија

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Tonsillitis tonsilloadenoidectomy tonsillolith tonsillopharyngitis tonsillotomy tonsilotome

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