pharyngotomy

British

/ ˌfærɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ /

noun

surgical incision into the pharynx

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Sub-hyoid pharyngotomy, which consists in opening the pharynx by a mesial vertical incision carried through the hyo-thyreoid membrane, may be called for, as in the case of a denture, the hooks of which have penetrated the wall of the pharynx.

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