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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