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Tonsillectomy Meaning


                            

                            








                                

        

    
    
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ton-sil-lec-to-my

                                                            

                        
                                                    

                                                                    🇺🇸 /ˌtɑnsɪˈɫɛktəˌmi/
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                                                                                                    🇬🇧 /tˌɒnsɪlˈɛktəmi/
                                                            

                                            


                    

                        

                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                    

                    


                    

                                                    
                            
                                                


                    
                    

                                                    
                            
                                                


                    
                                            

                            

                                Quick facts about “tonsillectomy”
                            

                            
                            

                                                            
Tonsillectomy is a 5-syllable English word (ton-sil-lec-to-my). It is pronounced /ˌtɑnsɪˈɫɛktəˌmi/ in American English and /tˌɒnsɪlˈɛktəmi/ in British English.