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TONSILLOADENOIDECTOMY [1 record]

Record 1 2024-08-05

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

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía en otorrinolaringología
  • Mucosa bucal, glándulas salivares y amígdalas
DEF

Intervención que se realiza para extirpar las amígdalas y las vegetaciones adenoideas.

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