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adenoidectomy [ˌædɪnɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ] n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of the adenoids ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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(4,7,9,10) Indeed, adenoidectomy and other
inflammatory insults to the area have been implicated, albeit
inconclusively, as mechanisms by which a pharyngeal bursa initially
becomes obstructed, leading to the formation of a Tornwaldt's cyst
from what was once just a potential space? In a nine-country study, children in daycare
were more likely to have a history of poor hearing, tympanostomy tubes,
tonsillectomy, or adenoidectomy. Children with recurrent ear infections that antibiotics don't
allay might benefit more from minor surgery to implant tubes that
ventilate the middle ear, Paradise suggests, than from the major surgery
of tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. |
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