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laryngectomy

laryngectomy noun: the surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.

Noun

laryngectomy (plural laryngectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.

laryngectomy meaning in Tamil

laryngectomy in Tamil

குரல்வளை நீக்கம், குரல்வளை வெட்டு, மிடற்றெடுப்பு

Forms of laryngectomy

plurallaryngectomies

Origin of laryngectomy

From laryng- + -ectomy.

Words formed from laryngectomy

Words that rhyme with laryngectomy

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Questions about laryngectomy

What does laryngectomy mean?
Laryngectomy means the surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.
What is laryngectomy in Tamil?
Laryngectomy in Tamil is குரல்வளை நீக்கம், குரல்வளை வெட்டு, மிடற்றெடுப்பு. See Laryngectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is laryngectomy?
Laryngectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of laryngectomy?
The plural of laryngectomy is laryngectomies.

Words near laryngectomy in the dictionary

  1. laryngectomies
  2. laryngectomize
  3. laryngectomized
  4. laryngectomizes
  5. laryngectomizing
  6. laryngectomy
  7. laryngemphraxis
  8. laryngeoscope
  9. larynges
  10. laryngic
  11. laryngismal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laryngectomy (page history and authors); laryngectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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