Adenoidectomy Definition

ad'noidektəmē, adnoidektəmē
adenoidectomies
noun
The surgical removal of the adenoids.
Webster's New World
Surgical removal of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx.
American Heritage Medicine

(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

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Other Word Forms of Adenoidectomy

Noun

Singular:
adenoidectomy
Plural:
adenoidectomies

Adenoidectomy Sentence Examples

  • Included studies were those reporting on people undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, that were prospective, and had groups without concomitant illness.

  • Children under two years old are not recommended to have an adenoidectomy.

  • Another type of surgery, called an adenoidectomy, removes the adenoids.

  • What is clear, however, is that tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T and A), the surgical treatment for the condition, is the most frequently performed major surgical procedure in the United States.

  • The surgery is called tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T and A).

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