laryngotomy

[ lar-ing-got-uh-mee ]

noun,plural lar·yn·got·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. incision of the larynx.

Origin of laryngotomy

1
First recorded in 1655–65; laryngo- + -tomy

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British Dictionary definitions for laryngotomy

laryngotomy

/ (ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical incision into the larynx

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