adenoidectomy

[ ad-n-oi-dek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌæd n ɔɪˈdɛk tə mi /

noun, plural ad·e·noid·ec·to·mies.

Surgery. surgical removal of the adenoids.

Origin of adenoidectomy

First recorded in 1905–10; adenoid + -ectomy

Words nearby adenoidectomy

adenoid facies, adenoid squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid tissue, adenoidal, adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival virus, adenoidectomy, adenoiditis, adenoids, adenolipoma, adenolipomatosis, adenology

British Dictionary definitions for adenoidectomy

adenoidectomy
/ (ˌædɪnɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of the adenoids

Medical definitions for adenoidectomy

adenoidectomy
[ ăd′n-oi-dĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx.