hemilaryngectomy /hemi·lar·yn·gec·to·my/ (-lar″in-jek´tah-me) excision of one lateral half of the larynx.
hemilaryngectomy
hem·i·lar·yn·gec·to·my (h m  -l r n-jk t-m )n. Excision of one side of the larynx. |
hemilaryngectomy
excision of one lateral half of the larynx.
hemilaryngectomy
Surgical oncology The partial excision of the larynx for invasive cancer, which is a voice-conserving procedure that consists of dividing the thyroid cartilage in the midline and resecting in continuity the thyroid cartilage
with the corresponding true and false vocal cords and ventricle. See Laryngectomy.
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