Noun: laryngectomy ,ler-un'jek-tu-mee or ,la-run'jek-tu-mee [N. Amer], ,la-run'jek-tu-mee [Brit]
- Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
"After the laryngectomy, the patient had to learn alternative methods of speech"
Derived forms: laryngectomies
Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation
Encyclopedia: Laryngectomy