noun
- a surgical operation to remove the tonsils
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor recommended a tonsillectomy after her frequent throat infections.
- He had a tonsillectomy when he was seven years old.
- Recovery from a tonsillectomy usually takes about two weeks.
- The child was nervous about the tonsillectomy scheduled for next month.
- After the tonsillectomy, she could no longer get strep throat as often.
- The surgeon explained the tonsillectomy procedure to the worried parents.