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tonsillectomy surgical removal of the palatine tonsils tonsillectomy [‚tan·sə′lek·tə·mē] (medicine) Surgical removal of the palatine tonsil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tonsillectomy was performed without complication (figure). However as many people will also be aware, many choices are made and decisions taken in health that are not always consistent with best practice--take for example the previously common practice of tonsillectomy 20-30 years ago, now no longer considered 'appropriate' in any but the worst cases of tonsillitis. In 1900, for example, tonsillectomy accounted for 0. |
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