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TONSILLOADENOIDECTOMY [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
  • Oral Mucosa, Salivary Glands and Tonsils
DEF

The surgical removal of the adenoids and [palatine] tonsils.

OBS

adenotonsillectomy; tonsilloadenoidectomy: designations that reflect the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • adeno-tonsillectomy
  • tonsillo-adenoidectomy
  • adeno-amygdalectomy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie ORL
  • Muqueuse buccale, glandes salivaires et amygdales
OBS

adénotonsillectomie : désignation qui reflète la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • adéno-tonsillectomie
  • adéno-amygdalectomie

Spanish

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