laryngectomyn.
/larɪnˈdʒɛktəmi/ Surgery.
The excision of the larynx.
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laryngotomy1661
bronchotomy1706
tracheotomy1726
pharyngotomy1730
oesophagotomy1811
staphylotomy1853
laryngotracheotomy1879
oesophagostomy1882
uvulatomy1887
laryngectomy1888
pharyngectomy1888
uvulotomy1889
oesophagectomy1892
thyro-cricotomy1899
tracheolaryngotomy1909
tracheostomy1945
1888 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 840 Thyrotomy, or subhyoid pharyngotomy, with removal of the growth by excision and partial laryngectomy, offers the best chance of getting rid of the whole disease.
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laryngecˈtomic adj. (In some modern dictionaries.)
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