PHARYNGOTOMY

pharyngotomy. Pharyngotomy, n. a cutting open the windpipe

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Phar′yn‐got″o‐my (?), n. [[Pharynx + Gr. � to cut: cf. F. pharyngotomie.]] (Surg.) (a) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage. (b) Scarification or incision of the tonsils.