thyrotomy

[ thahy-rot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural thy·rot·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.

Origin of thyrotomy

1
First recorded in 1875–80; thyro- + -tomy

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