Usually means: Surgical removal of adenoid tissues.
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▸ noun:  (surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

Similar:
adenectomy, adenotonsillectomy, tonsillectomy, tonsilectomy, adenoid, nasopharyngeal tonsil, adenomectomy, pharyngeal tonsil, nasopharyngectomy, third tonsil, more...

Opposite:
adenoid hypertrophy, adenoid enlargement, adenoid hyperplasia

Types:
end, more...

Adjectives:
partial, tonsil, concomitant, outpatient, conservative, simultaneous, endoscopic

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Similar:
adenectomy, adenotonsillectomy, tonsillectomy, tonsilectomy, adenoid, nasopharyngeal tonsil, adenomectomy, pharyngeal tonsil, nasopharyngectomy, third tonsil, more...

Opposite:
adenoid hypertrophy, adenoid enlargement, adenoid hyperplasia

Types:
end, more...

Adjectives:
partial, tonsil, concomitant, outpatient, conservative, simultaneous, endoscopic



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