noun
- Plural of laryngotomy; surgical procedures in which an incision is made into the larynx, typically to remove an obstruction or access the vocal cords.
Usage: Medical/surgical term; Plural form
Examples
- The surgeon performed several laryngotomies to remove the benign tumors from the patients' larynges.
- Emergency laryngotomies were necessary to restore the airway in cases of severe obstruction.
- The medical textbook detailed the techniques used in different types of laryngotomies.
- Laryngotomies have been largely replaced by less invasive endoscopic procedures in modern medicine.