RN Registered Nurse- Surgical Services FT Days 3K SIGN-ON BONUS. Description: GENERAL SUMMARY The Registered Nurse provides safe and effective nursing care to all patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning,...
tonsillectomy - surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy. ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
Medical Definition of Tonsil stone. Tonsil stone: A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets (crypts) in the tonsils that typically form in chronic recurrent tonsillitis and harbor bacteria. The stones are foul-smelling. They tend to contain high quantities of sulfa.