TONSILLECTOMY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • surgical removal of the palatine tonsils
   • commonly performed along with adenoidectomy
   Hypernyms(s) tonsillectomy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ablation (what does ablation mean?)
   • extirpation (what does extirpation mean?)
   • cutting out (what does cutting out mean?)
   • excision (what does excision mean?)