Hyphenation of Tonsillectomy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Tonsillectomy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

Ton-sil-lec-to-my

Definitions of Tonsillectomy:

1.	Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils Commonly performed along with adenoidectomy

Synonyms of Tonsillectomy:

noun	ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision

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