laryngotomyn.
/ˌlarᵻŋˈɡɒtəmi/, U.S. /ˌlɛrənˈɡɑdəmi/ Surgery.
The operation of cutting into the larynx from without, esp. in order to provide an aperture for respiration.
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laryngotomy1661
bronchotomy1706
tracheotomy1726
pharyngotomy1730
oesophagotomy1811
staphylotomy1853
laryngotracheotomy1879
oesophagostomy1882
uvulatomy1887
laryngectomy1888
pharyngectomy1888
uvulotomy1889
oesophagectomy1892
thyro-cricotomy1899
tracheolaryngotomy1909
tracheostomy1945
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 354 The quinzey..; it's cured, by..laryngotomy, and thin diet.
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician i. 13 Breath may be restored to the Choaking Patient, by the help of Laryngotomy.
1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 273 In this Case, Laryngotomy is the last Refuge the miserable Patient has for his Life.
1872 J. S. Cohen Dis. Throat 43 The wound left after laryngotomy or tracheotomy.
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laˌryngoˈtomic adj. pertaining to or of the nature of laryngotomy. (In some modern dictionaries.)
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