laryngectomy
noun
excision of part or all of the larynx.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Others had had laryngectomies, or else defective hearing, or learning disabilities, or for an unknown reason had begun speaking much later than was normal.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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