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单词 laryngectomy
释义

laryngectomy

noun

lar·​yn·​gec·​to·​my ˌler-ən-ˈjek-tə-ˌmē How to pronounce laryngectomy (audio)
ˌla-rən-
plural laryngectomies
: surgical removal of all or part of the larynx
laryngectomized
ˌler-ən-ˈjek-tə-ˌmīzd How to pronounce laryngectomy (audio)
ˌla-rən-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For patients who lose their ability to speak after a laryngectomy, there are currently three speech rehabilitation options, according to Yvonne Knapp, a speech-language pathologist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Michelle Cohan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 Ogitsu had a laryngectomy, a surgery in which all or part of the larynx -- also known as the voice box -- is removed. Michelle Cohan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 In March 2018, the McDowell Intermediate High School teacher had a partial laryngectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a portion of her voice box. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2019 Kuzma had a total laryngectomy in September 2018, per GoErie.com, along with 30 radiation and five chemotherapy treatments. Korin Miller, Health.com, 8 Oct. 2019 Kuzma then had a total laryngectomy at the Cleveland Clinic and underwent 30 radiation and five chemotherapy treatments. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2019 He was beset by health problems (cancer of the jaw, a heart attack, cancer of the larynx and a laryngectomy), which must have been not only excruciatingly painful but also socially mortifying. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

laryngectomy

noun

lar·​yn·​gec·​to·​my -ˈjek-tə-mē How to pronounce laryngectomy (audio)
plural laryngectomies
: surgical removal of all or part of the larynx
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