Laryngectomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laryngectomy \Lar`yn*gec"to*my\, n. [Larynx + Gr. ? to cut out.]
     (Surg.)
     Excision of the larynx.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  laryngectomy
       n : surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to
           treat cancer of the larynx)