LARYNGOT'OMY, noun [larynx and Gr. to cut.]
The operation of cutting the larynx or windpipe; the making of an incision into the larynx for assisting respiration when obstructed, or removing foreign bodies; bronchotomy; tracheotomy.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
LARYNGOT'OMY, noun [larynx and Gr. to cut.]
The operation of cutting the larynx or windpipe; the making of an incision into the larynx for assisting respiration when obstructed, or removing foreign bodies; bronchotomy; tracheotomy.