adenoidectomy

Surgery to remove the adenoids.

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Noun

adenoidectomy - surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomyablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Translations

adenoidectomy

[ad″ĕ-noid-ek´tah-me] surgical excision of the adenoids. The operation is usually performed in conjunction with tonsillectomy since both the adenoids and palatine tonsils tend to become enlarged after repeated infections of the throat. It may be combined with the placement of ear ventilation tubes in cases of recurrent ear infections. The preoperative and postoperative care in adenoidectomy is similar to that in tonsillectomy and is described under that heading.

ad·e·noid·ec·to·my

(ad'ĕ-noy-dek'tŏ-mē), An operation for the removal of adenoid tissue from the nasopharynx. [adenoid + G. ektomē, excision]

adenoidectomy

(ăd′n-oi-dĕk′tə-mē)n. Surgical removal of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx.

adenoidectomy

The surgical removal of adenoids.

Indications
Upper airway or nasal obstruction, sleep apnoea, chronic otitis media.

adenoidectomy

ENT Surgical removal of adenoids Indications Upper airway or nasal obstruction, sleep apnea, chronic otitis media. See Tonsils and adenoids.

ad·e·noid·ec·to·my

(ad'ĕ-noyd-ek'tŏ-mē) An operation for the removal of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx. [adenoid + G. ektomē, excision]

adenoidectomy

Surgical removal of the ADENOIDS. This is a comparatively minor operation in which the adenoid tissue is scraped off the back wall of the nose with an instrument inserted through the mouth.

ad·e·noid·ec·to·my

(ad'ĕ-noyd-ek'tŏ-mē) An operation for the removal of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx. [adenoid + G. ektomē, excision]

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noun surgical removal of the adenoids

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