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Answer for the clue "Surgical removal of the adenoids ", 13 letters:
adenoidectomy

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Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids for reasons which include impaired breathing through the nose, chronic infections, or recurrent earaches. The surgery is less commonly performed in adults in whom adenoids are considered vestigial and ...

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n. surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy

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n. (context surgery English) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.