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Webster 1913 Edition
Laryngotomy
Larˊyn-got′o-my
,Noun.
[Gr. ([GREEK]); ([GREEK]), ([GREEK]), the larynx +
τέμνειν
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laryngotomy
LARYNGOT'OMY
,Noun.
The operation of cutting the larynx or windpipe; the making of an incision into the larynx for assisting respiration when obstructed, or removing foreign bodies; bronchotomy; tracheotomy.