laryngectomy
1
8.9
- noun
- /lɛrɪŋˈɡɛktəmi/
- Specialized
:
laringectomía
- The doctor explained that a laryngectomy would be necessary to treat his cancer.
- a total laryngectomy
- a partial laryngectomy
- undergo laryngectomy
Examples
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A couple of years ago, he had a laryngectomy.
Fiction book (1991) -
Patients who undergo laryngectomy typically lose their sense of smell.
Academic text (2008) -
Individuals with laryngectomy could use any speech method.
Academic text (2013) -
I need a partial laryngectomy.
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After fluid resuscitation, the patient was taken to the operating room for a total laryngectomy.
Academic text (2009) -
We performed a wide-field total laryngectomy, which was followed by radiotherapy.
Academic text (2001) -
We believe that laryngectomy is rarely necessary as an initial treatment for laryngeal chondrosarcoma.
Academic text (2001) -
The surgeon performs a wide-field total laryngectomy with a total thyroidectomy and removal of the upper three tracheal rings.
Academic text (2001) -
All T1 and T2 cases had been treated with supraglottic horizontal laryngectomy, and all T4 cases with total laryngectomy.
Academic text (1995) -
We performed a pathologic review of the archived histologic specimens from two patients who had undergone total laryngectomy as their primary treatment.
Academic text (1999)
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
8.9
- Specialized
3
9.1
- Specialized
1
4.8
15
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
laryngectomy = larynx (semi-transparent) = laryng + ectomy
The meaning is structurally clear in medical terminology as 'laryng-' plus '-ectomy' ('surgical removal'), but both elements are specialized forms that many learners will not know.
Etymology
Laryngectomy comes from larynx 'voice box' and the ending -ectomy 'cutting out', the same ending you see in appendectomy and tonsillectomy. So a laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the larynx, which is why it affects speech and breathing.