laryngotracheotomy

noun

The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper ring of the trachea.

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Meanings

nounlaryngotracheotomy (plural laryngotracheotomies)

plural laryngotracheotomies

  1. medicineThe operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper ring of the trachea.

Origin

From laryngo- + tracheotomy.

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laryngotracheotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngotracheotomy

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“laryngotracheotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngotracheotomy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laryngotracheotomy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngotracheotomy.

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