cricohyoidopexy
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cricohyoidopexy (CHP),
(krī'kō-hī-oyd'ō-pek'sē),An operation to repair and restore the function of the larynx after surgical ablation of cancer in which the hyoid bone is fixed to the cricoid cartilage.
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