laryngectomy

American  

[lar-uhn-jek-tuh-mee] / ˌlær ənˈdʒɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

laryngectomies

1. excision of part or all of the larynx.

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laryngectomy British  

/ ˌlærɪnˈdʒɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of all or part of the larynx

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Etymology

Origin of laryngectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; laryng- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Many early cases of laryngeal cancer can be cured without the necessity for laryngectomy, and with the retention of a more or less normal voice.

From Time Magazine Archive

To remove the cancerous tissue, surgeons perform an operation called a laryngectomy on many of these patients.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his last years he had a serious heart attack and underwent a laryngectomy, which forced him to learn to talk in a hoarse croak.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every time Surgeon Montgomery has done a laryngectomy, he has longed for a way to give the patient something better than this burping speech.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Cohen's conclusion is that laryngectomy does not tend to the prolongation of life, and thinks that the greatest good to the greater number appears better secured by dependence on the palliative operation of tracheotomy.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph