tonsillectomy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tonsillectomy
    n 1: surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly
         performed along with adenoidectomy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tonsillectomy \Ton`sil*lec"to*my\, n. (Surg.)
   The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also
   called {tonsilotomy}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tonsilotomy \Ton`sil*ot"o*my\, n. (Surg.)
   The operation of removing the tonsils, or a portion thereof;
   -- called more commonly {tonsillectomy}.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "tonsillectomy":
      adenoidectomy, appendectomy, arteriectomy, castration,
      cholecystectomy, craniectomy, cricoidectomy, cystectomy,
      enterectomy, gastrectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, hysterectomy,
      mammectomy, mastectomy, mastoidectomy, nephrectomy, omphalectomy,
      oophorectomy, oophorocystectomy, orchidectomy, ovariectomy,
      pancreatectomy, penectomy, pericardiectomy, phrenicectomy,
      pneumonectomy, prostatectomy, salpingectomy, stapedectomy,
      ureterectomy, urethrectomy, vasectomy, venectomy