tonsillotomy

American  

[ton-suh-lot-uh-mee] / ˌtɒn səˈlɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

tonsillotomies

1. incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.

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tonsillotomy British  

/ ˌtɒnsɪˈlɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision into one or both of the palatine tonsils, usually followed by removal (tonsillectomy)

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Etymology

Origin of tonsillotomy

1895–1900; < Latin tōnsill ( ae ) tonsils + -o- + -tomy

Example Sentences

In only a small number of cases the disease has an even shorter period of incubation than this, as when tonsillotomy or a similar operation is undertaken during the prevalence of an epidemic.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

She was given the A.C.E. mixture by Mr. McCardie, one of the anæsthetists to the institution, and tonsillotomy was performed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various