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pharyngectomy

[ far-in-jek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural phar·yn·gec·to·mies.
  1. excision of part or all of the pharynx.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharyngectomy1

First recorded in 1885–90; pharyng- + -ectomy

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