laryngotomy /lar·yn·got·o·my/ (-got´ah-me) incision of the larynx.
laryngotomy
laryngotomy [lar″ing-got´ah-me]
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 (l r  n-g t  -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 [lar″ing-got´ah-me]
incision of the larynx.
inferior laryngotomy incision of the larynx through the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx (cricothyroid membrane).
median laryngotomy incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage; called also thyrotomy and thyroidotomy.
subhyoid laryngotomy (superior laryngotomy) incision of the larynx through the fibroelastic membrane attached to the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage (thyrohyoid membrane).
laryngotomy
incision of the larynx.
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