Adenoidectomy

/ˌædənɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ noun

Definition

A surgical operation to remove the adenoids, which are small lymphoid tissues at the back of the throat that can become enlarged and cause breathing problems.

Etymology

Coined in the 19th century from Greek adeno- 'gland' + -oid 'resembling' + -ectomy 'surgical removal'. The procedure became common in the early 1900s when doctors realized enlarged adenoids could obstruct airways.

Kelly Says

The adenoidectomy boom of the 1950s-60s actually created a medical controversy—doctors were removing adenoids so frequently that we almost forgot they serve an immune function, and many of those surgeries probably weren't necessary!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አደኖኢድ ማገን
ʾa.dɛ.no.iḏ ma.ɡɛn
ARالعربية
إزالة الغدة النكافية
ʾi.zā.la al.ġad.a an.nakā.fī.ya
BNবাংলা
অ্যাডেনইডেক্টমি
ʔæ.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
CACatalà
adenoidectomia
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
CSČeština
adenoidectomie
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi.e
DADansk
adenoidectomi
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
DEDeutsch
Adenoidectomie
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi
ELΕλληνικά
αδενoειδεκτομή
a.ðɛ.no.i.dek.to.mí
ESEspañol
adenoidectomía
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
FAفارسی
آدنوئیدکتومی
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
FISuomi
adenoidectomia
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
FRFrançais
adénoïdectomie
a.de.nwa.ɛk.tɔ.mi
GUGU
અડેનોઇડેક્ટોમી
a.ḍe.no.i.dek.to.mi
HAHA
cire adenoid
tʃi.re a.de.no.i
HEעברית
כריתת בלוטות אדנואיד
kri.tat bə.lu.tot ʾa.dɛ.nu.ʾa.jot
HIहिन्दी
अडेनोइडेक्टॉमी
a.ḍe.no.i.dek.to.mi
HUMagyar
adenoidectomia
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
IDBahasa Indonesia
adenoidektomi
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi
IGIG
ịkpọ adenoid
ị.kpɔ̀ a.de.no.i
ITItaliano
adenoidectomia
a.de.no.i.dek.toˈmi.a
JA日本語
アデノイド切除
a.de.no.i.do kiritsu
KKKK
аденоидэктомия
a.dʲɛ.no.iˈdʲɛk.tɐ.mʲɪ.ja
KMKM
ការវះកាត់សុដន់អាដេណូអ៊ីដ
kaː vɑː kɑt suː.dɔn ʔaː.de.no.i
KO한국어
아데노이드 절제술
a.de.no.i.deu jeol.je.sul
MRMR
अडेनोइडेक्टॉमी
a.ḍe.no.i.dek.to.mi
MSBahasa Melayu
adenoidektomi
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဒီနွိုက် ခွဲစိတ်
ʔɛʔ.ti.nwɛʔ kʰwɛ̀.sɛʔ
NLNederlands
adenoidectomie
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
NONorsk
adenoidectomi
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
PAPA
ਐਡੀਨੋਇਡੈਕਟੋਮੀ
ʔɛ.ḍi.no.i.dek.to.mi
PLPolski
adenoidectomia
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
PTPortuguês
adenoidectomia
a.de.no.i.dek.toˈmi.ɐ
RORomână
adenoidectomie
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi.e
RUРусский
аденоидэктомия
a.dʲɪ.nɐ.iˈdʲɛk.tɐ.mʲɪ.ja
SVSvenska
adenoidectomi
a.dɛ.no.i.dek.to.mi
SWKiswahili
upasuaji wa adenoidi
u.pā.su.ā.ji wa a.de.no.i.di
TAதமிழ்
அடெனாய்டு அறுவை சிகிச்சை
a.ṭe.na.iṭu aṟu.vai cikic.cai
TEతెలుగు
అడెనాయిడ్ శస్త్రచికిత్స
a.ḍe.na.iḍ śa.stra.cikitsa
THไทย
การผ่าเอา腺ต่อม
kār pʰâ aʔ ʔèn.tɔ̀ːm
TLTL
adenoidectomia
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi.a
TRTürkçe
adenoidektomi
a.de.no.i.dek.to.mi
UKУкраїнська
аденоідектомія
a.dɛ.no.iˈdʲɛk.tɐ.mʲɪ.ja
URاردو
غدود کو کاٹنا
ġudūd kō kāṭ.nā
VITiếng Việt
cắt tuyến adenoid
katʔ tʰuyêˀn ʔa.de.no.i
YOYO
ẹgbẹ adenoid
ɛ̀.ɡbɛ a.de.no.i
ZH中文
腺样体切除术
xiàn yàng tǐ qiē chú shù
ZUZU
ukugemenywa kwe-adenoid
u.ku.ɡe.me.ni.a kwe.a.de.no.i

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