laryngotomy
laryngotomy (la-ring-ot-ŏmi) n. surgical incision of the larynx. inferior l. surgical incision of the cricothyroid membrane beneath the larynx; a life-saving operation when there is obstruction to breathing at or above the larynx. See tracheostomy.
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