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Tonsil vs Tonsillotomy - What's the difference?

tonsil | tonsillotomy |

As nouns the difference between tonsil and tonsillotomy

is that tonsil is either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil while tonsillotomy is the surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.

tonsil

English

(wikipedia tonsil)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy, immunology) Either of a pair of small masses of lymphoid tissue that lie on each side of the throat and that help protect the body against infection; palatine tonsil.
  • (anatomy, immunology) Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues, including palatine tonsils, adenoids and lingual tonsils.

    • Synonyms

    * tonsilla

    Hyponyms

    * cerebellar tonsil * faucial tonsil * lingual tonsil * palatine tonsil * pharyngeal tonsil * adenoid

    Derived terms

    * tonsillar * tonsillectomy * tonsillitis * tonsillolith * tonsil hockey, tonsil tennis * to the tonsils, up to the tonsils * tubal tonsil

    References

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    tonsillotomy

    English

    Noun

    (tonsillotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.
    • (surgical procedure) (trans-mid) * Greek: (trans-bottom)