laryngostomy


laryngostomy

 [lar″ing-gos´tah-me] surgical creation of an artificial opening into the larynx.

lar·yn·gos·to·my

(lar'ing-gos'tŏ-mē), The establishment of a permanent opening from the neck into the larynx. [laryngo- + G. stoma, mouth]

laryngostomy

(lăr′ĭn-gŏs′tə-mē)n. Surgical creation of a permanent opening into the larynx.

laryngostomy

The surgical placement of a permanent opening from the outside of the neck to the larynx, a near-extinct practice which has been superseded by tracheostomy and endotracheal intubation.

la·ryn·gos·to·my

(lar'in-gos'tŏ-mē) The establishment of a permanent opening from the neck into the larynx. [laryngo- + G. stoma, mouth]