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to laryngectomize

to laryngectomize

9.9
To remove a person's voice box by surgery to treat throat cancer
  • verb
  • /ˌlɛrɪŋˈɡɛktəˌmaɪz/
  • Specialized
: laringectomizar
  • After being laryngectomized, he learned to communicate using an electrolarynx.

Examples

  • Surgeons may need to laryngectomize when other treatments for throat cancer are not effective.

  • The doctors decided to laryngectomize the patient to prevent the spread of cancer.

  • The doctor had to laryngectomize the patient due to severe cancer.

  • After the diagnosis, they laryngectomized him last week.

  • The surgeons decided to laryngectomize him after determining that the tumor was too advanced for other treatments.

  • Due to the aggressive nature of his throat cancer, the medical team planned to laryngectomize the patient during the next surgery.

  • Following her diagnosis, the doctor recommended that they laryngectomize her to eliminate the cancerous cells.

Surface Forms

laryngectomize infinitive
laryngectomized past
laryngectomized past participle
laryngectomizing present participle
laryngectomizes third person singular

Morphology

laryngectomize = laryngectomy (semi-transparent) = laryng + ectomy + ize

Built from the noun 'laryngectomy' + the verb-forming suffix '-ize'; the structure is clear but relies on medical combining forms ('laryng-' and '-ectomy') that may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Laryngectomize comes from laryng- meaning 'voice box' and the part -ectomy meaning 'cut out', as in appendectomy. So to laryngectomize is to surgically remove the voice box, often to treat throat cancer.