Surg. [f. Gr. λαρυγγ-, LARYNX + ἐκ out + -τομία a cutting.] The excision of the larynx.
1888. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., IV. 840. Thyrotomy, or subhyoid pharyngotomy, with removal of the growth by excision and partial laryngectomy, offers the best chance of getting rid of the whole disease.
Hence Laryngectomic a.
In some mod. Dicts.
