Pharyngotomy

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

  Pharyngotomy \Phar`yn*got"o*my\, n. [Pharynx + Gr. te`mnein to
     cut: cf. F. pharyngotomie.] (Surg.)
     (a) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to
         remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage.
     (b) Scarification or incision of the tonsils.
         [1913 Webster]