tonsillectomy

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between laryngectomy and tonsillectomy

is that laryngectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of part or all of the larynx it is most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer while tonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

As nouns the difference between laryngectomy and tonsillectomy

is that laryngectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of part or all of the larynx it is most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer while tonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy

is that tonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy while adenotonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the adenoids]] and [[tonsil|tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy.

As nouns the difference between tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy

is that tonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy while adenotonsillectomy is (surgery) the surgical removal of the adenoids]] and [[tonsil|tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy.

As a noun tonsillectomy is

(surgery) the surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.