pharyngotomy

/ ˌfærɪŋˈɡɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical incision into the pharynx

Example Sentences

Sub-hyoid pharyngotomy, which consists in opening the pharynx by a mesial vertical incision carried through the hyo-thyreoid membrane, may be called for, as in the case of a denture, the hooks of which have penetrated the wall of the pharynx.

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Associated words: guttural, gutturalize, gargle, faucal, laryngeal, glottis, pharyngeal, pharyngotomy, larynx. throb, n. beating, pulsation, palpitation.--v. palpitate, pulsate, beat. throbbing, a. pulsating, palpitant, palpitating. throne, n. sovereignty.

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