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laryngotomy
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laryngotomy /lar·yn·got·o·my/ (-got´ah-me) incision of the larynx.
inferior laryngotomy  laryngotomy through the cricothyroid membrane.
median laryngotomy  laryngotomy through the thyroid cartilage.
subhyoid laryngotomy , superior laryngotomy laryngotomy through the thyrohyoid membrane.
lar·yn·got·o·my (lrn-gt-m)
n.
See laryngofissure.
laryngotomy
[ler′ing·got′əmē]
Etymology: Gk, larynx + temnein, to cut
a surgical incision into the larynx through the cricovocal membrane. It is usually an emergency procedure that is performed when a standard tracheotomy cannot be done.
laryngotomy
incision of the larynx.


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