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laryngopharyngectomy

laryngopharyngectomy noun: a surgical procedure in which the larynx and the pharynx are partially or completely removed, usually to treat advanced cancers of the throat region.

Noun

laryngopharyngectomy (countable and uncountable, plural laryngopharyngectomies)

  1. A surgical procedure in which the larynx and the pharynx are partially or completely removed, usually to treat advanced cancers of the throat region.

Forms of laryngopharyngectomy

plurallaryngopharyngectomies

Origin of laryngopharyngectomy

From laryngo- + pharyng- + -ectomy.

Questions about laryngopharyngectomy

What does laryngopharyngectomy mean?
Laryngopharyngectomy means a surgical procedure in which the larynx and the pharynx are partially or completely removed, usually to treat advanced cancers of the throat region.
What part of speech is laryngopharyngectomy?
Laryngopharyngectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of laryngopharyngectomy?
The plural of laryngopharyngectomy is laryngopharyngectomies.

Words near laryngopharyngectomy in the dictionary

  1. laryngoparalysis
  2. laryngopathies
  3. laryngopathy
  4. laryngopharyngeal
  5. laryngopharyngectomies
  6. laryngopharyngectomy
  7. laryngopharynges
  8. laryngopharyngitis
  9. laryngopharyngoesophagectomies
  10. laryngopharyngoesophagectomy
  11. laryngopharynx

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