adenoidectomy

English

Etymology

From adenoid +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

adenoidectomy (plural adenoidectomies)

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

Translations

surgical removal of the adenoids or growths thereof

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腺樣體切除術／腺样体切除术 (xiànyàngtǐ qiēchúshù)

• Finnish: kitarisan poistoleikkaus, adenotomia, adenoidektomia
• French: adénoïdectomie (fr) f
• Greek: αδενεκτομή (el) f (adenektomí)
• Italian: adenoidectomia f
• Portuguese: adenoidectomia f
• Spanish: adenoidectomía f