laryngectomies

Variant of laryngectomy

laryngectomy definition

laryn·gec·tomy (lar′in jek′tə mē)

noun pl. laryngectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of all or part of the larynx

Etymology: laryng(o)- + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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