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ADENOIDECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adenoidectomy mean?
• ADENOIDECTOMY (noun)
The noun ADENOIDECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
Familiarity information: ADENOIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adenoidectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
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