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Meaning of LARYNGECTOMY
Pronunciation:
`larun'jektumee
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WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
surgical
removal
of
part
or
all
of
the
larynx
(
usually
to
treat
cancer
of
the
larynx
)
See Also:
ablation
,
cutting out
,
excision
,
extirpation
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Lar
`
yn
*
gec
"
to
*
my
\,
n
. [
Larynx
+
Gr
. ?
to
cut
out
.] (
Surg
.)
Excision
of
the
larynx
.
Medical Dictionary
Definition:
surgery to remove part or all of the larynx or voice box.
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Laryngectomy is surgery to remove the
larynx
.
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