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- [ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee]
- /ˌtɒn səˈlɛk tə mi/
- /ˌtɒn.sə.ˈlek.tə.mi/
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- [ton-suh-lek-tuh-mee]
- /ˌtɒn səˈlɛk tə mi/
Definitions of tonsillectomy word
- noun plural tonsillectomy the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils. 1
- noun tonsillectomy surgical removal of the palatine tonsils 0
- noun tonsillectomy the surgical removal of the tonsils 0
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Origin of tonsillectomy
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < Latin tōnsill(ae) tonsils + -ectomy
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Parts of speech for Tonsillectomy
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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tonsillectomy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tonsillectomy usage trend in Literature
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