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tonsillotomy

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tonsillotomy /ton·sil·lot·o·my/ (-lot´ah-me) incision of a tonsil.
ton·sil·lot·o·my (tns-lt-m)
n.
The cutting away of a portion of a hypertrophied palatine tonsil.
tonsillotomy [ton″sĭ-lot´ah-me]
incision of a tonsil.
tonsillotomy
incision of a tonsil.
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Lister et al found that pediatric patients who underwent microdebrider intracapsular tonsillotomy on one tonsil and electrocautery extracapsular tonsillectomy on the other reported significantly less pain on the microdebrider side on postoperative days 1 through 9.
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Tonsillotomy and adenoidectomy may be appropriate for reasons other than middle ear fluid.
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Tonsillotomy and adenoidectomy may be appropriate for reasons other than middle ear fluid.
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