Laryngotomy

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

  Laryngotomy \Lar`yn*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. (?); (?), (?), the larynx
     + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.] (Surg.)
     The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of
     the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for
     removing foreign bodies.
     [1913 Webster]