What is the operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies called?
laryngotomy — The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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