laryngotomy

laryngotomy
A surgical incision of the larynx. [laryngo- + G. tome, incision]

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lar·yn·got·o·my .lar-ən-'gät-ə-mē n, pl -mies surgical incision of the larynx

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n.
surgical incision of the larynx. Inferior laryngotomy, in which an incision is made in the cricothyroid membrane beneath the larynx, is a life-saving operation for patients in whom there is obstruction to breathing at or above the larynx. See tracheostomy.

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lar·yn·got·o·my (lar″ing-gotґə-me) [laryngo- + -tomy] surgical incision of the larynx.

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