cryptectomy

Excision of a tonsillar or other crypt. [crypt + G. ektome, excision]

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crypt·ec·to·my krip-'tek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal or destruction of a crypt

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cryp·tec·to·my (krip-tekґtə-me) [crypt- + -ectomy] excision or obliteration of a crypt.