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pharyngotomy en · NOUN

Etymology

From pharynx + -tomy.

Meanings

  1. The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, usually to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.
    • transcervical pharyngotomy
    • lateral pharyngotomy
    • subhyoid pharyngotomy
    • suprahyoid pharyngotomy
  2. (dated) Scarification or incision of the tonsils.

Forms

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Relateds

pharyngotome

Translations (7)

es faringotomía (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · fi faryngotomia (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · gl faringotomía (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · ca faringotomia (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · fr pharyngotomie (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · it faringotomia (operation of making an incision into the pharynx) · cmn 咽切開術 /咽切开术 (operation of making an incision into the pharynx)