Choose the correct spelling for the medical term that means the surgical removal of the mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue?

A. Tonsilectomy
B. Tonsilsectomy
C. Tonselactomy
D. Tonsillectomy
E. Tonselectomy


Answer: D

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