Amygdalotomy

/ˌæmɪɡdəˈlɒtəmi/ noun

Definition

Surgical removal or incision of the tonsils (amygdala); a tonsillectomy.

Etymology

From amygdala + -tomy (cutting/surgical removal). The suffix -tomy comes from Greek tome (cut). This surgical procedure term became standard medical terminology in the 19th-20th centuries, particularly in otolaryngology.

Kelly Says

Millions of children have had an amygdalotomy (though we usually just say 'tonsillectomy')—it's one of the most common surgeries ever performed! The procedure has existed since ancient times, but the Greek-based medical name is relatively modern.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
扁桃腺 አጥር
bi-a-to-a-sen at-ir
ARالعربية
استئصال اللوزتين
is-ta-sa-al al-luwz-tin
BNবাংলা
আম্গদালের অপারেশন
am-gda-ler op-a-res-hon
CACatalà
remoció d'amigdalas
re-mo-ció d'a-mig-da-las
CSČeština
odstranění mandlí
od-stran-e-ní man-dli
DADansk
mandlen fjernet
man-len fer-net
DEDeutsch
Mandelentfernung
man-del-en-fer-nung
ELΕλληνικά
αφαίρεση αμυγδαλών
a-f-a-i-re-se a-mig-da-lon
ESEspañol
amigdalectomía
a-mig-da-le-ktoh-mee-ah
FAفارسی
برداشتن غدهٔ لوز
bar-dasht-an gha-deh-e loz
FISuomi
mandalikirurgia
man-da-li-kir-u-r-gia
FRFrançais
amygdalotomie
a-mig-da-lo-tɔ-mi
GUGU
દાતાની સર્જરી
da-ta-ni sur-j-ri
HAHA
kwanciya
kwan-ci-ya
HEעברית
הסרת tonsils
ha-ser-et ton-sil
HIहिन्दी
टॉन्सिल की सर्जरी
ton-sil kee sur-jee
HUMagyar
mandulaműtét
man-du-la-mu-te-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengangkatan amandel
peng-an-ga-ktan a-man-del
IGIG
nkwụ ịgba
n-kwu i-gba
ITItaliano
amigdalectomia
a-mig-da-le-ktoh-mee-ah
JA日本語
扁桃腺切除術
hen-tou-sen-ketsuryo-jutsu
KKKK
тәуелдік алу
ta-we-lik a-lu
KMKM
ការបោះបង់ស្បែក
ka-ra-bo-ah-bang-sba-ek
KO한국어
扁桃腺 절제술
byeon-to-seon-jeolje-seul
MRMR
मूळाळी काढणे
moo-la-a-li ka-d-hne
MSBahasa Melayu
pengangkatan tonsil
peng-an-ga-ktan ton-sil
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်စီလ် ဖယ်ပစ်
tain-si-l pha-pet
NLNederlands
amandelverwijdering
a-man-del-ver-wij-de-ring
NONorsk
amandelkirurgi
a-man-del-kir-ur-gi
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਸਣ-ਗ੍ਰહણ
gras-na-gra-han
PLPolski
usunięcie migdałków
u-suni-e-cie mig-dal-ków
PTPortuguês
amigdalectomia
a-mig-da-le-ktoh-mee-ah
RORomână
îndepărtarea amigdalelor
in-de-pa-ra-ta-re a-mig-da-le-lor
RUРусский
удаление миндалин
udah-le-nee-e mih-n-da-lin
SVSvenska
amandelkirurgi
a-man-del-kir-ur-gi
SWKiswahili
kuondoa tonsils
koo-on-doa ton-sil
TAதமிழ்
குரல்வளை நீக்கல்
ku-ral-va-lai nee-kkal
TEతెలుగు
గొంతు క切డం
go-n-tu ka-che-da-m
THไทย
การผ่าตัดต่อมทอนซิล
gan-pha-tut-ton-sil
TLTL
pag-aalis ng tonsil
pa-ga-a-lis ng ton-sil
TRTürkçe
tonsilleremi
ton-sil-le-re-mi
UKУкраїнська
видалення мигдаликів
vi-da-len-nya mih-d-a-li-kiv
URاردو
ٹونسیلٹس کا کٹوٹ
ton-si-lits ka kat-ut
VITiếng Việt
phẫu thuật cắt tuyến
fow-thuat cat-tyen
YOYO
àìgbà ńpọ̀
ai-gba np-o
ZH中文
扁桃体切除术
biǎn táo tǐ qiē chú shù
ZUZU
ukuswa tonsils
u-kus-wa ton-sil

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