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Noun: laryngectomy  `la-run'jek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)

Derived forms: laryngectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Laryngectomy