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laryngopharyngoesophagectomy

laryngopharyngoesophagectomy noun: a major surgical procedure in which the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus are removed, typically performed to treat advanced cancers involving these connected structures, and requiring reconstruction of a new pathway for breathing, swallowing, and nutrition.

Noun

laryngopharyngoesophagectomy (countable and uncountable, plural laryngopharyngoesophagectomies)

  1. A major surgical procedure in which the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus are removed, typically performed to treat advanced cancers involving these connected structures, and requiring reconstruction of a new pathway for breathing, swallowing, and nutrition.

Forms of laryngopharyngoesophagectomy

plurallaryngopharyngoesophagectomies

Origin of laryngopharyngoesophagectomy

From laryngo- + pharyngo- + esophag- + -ectomy.

Questions about laryngopharyngoesophagectomy

What does laryngopharyngoesophagectomy mean?
Laryngopharyngoesophagectomy means a major surgical procedure in which the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus are removed, typically performed to treat advanced cancers involving these connected structures, and requiring reconstruction of a new pathway for breathing, swallowing, and nutrition.
What part of speech is laryngopharyngoesophagectomy?
Laryngopharyngoesophagectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of laryngopharyngoesophagectomy?
The plural of laryngopharyngoesophagectomy is laryngopharyngoesophagectomies.

Words near laryngopharyngoesophagectomy in the dictionary

  1. laryngopharyngectomies
  2. laryngopharyngectomy
  3. laryngopharynges
  4. laryngopharyngitis
  5. laryngopharyngoesophagectomies
  6. laryngopharyngoesophagectomy
  7. laryngopharynx
  8. laryngophone
  9. laryngophones
  10. laryngophony
  11. laryngoplasties

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