English Dictionary: laryngotomy | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Laryngotomy \Lar`yn*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. ([?]); ([?]), ([?]), the larynx + ([?]) to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies. |