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2025
laryngectomy
laryngectomy
English
Noun
laryngectomy
(
plural
laryngectomies
)
(
surgery
)
The surgical removal of part or all of the
larynx
. It is most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.
Etymology
larynx
+
-ectomy
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