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thyrotomy

[ thahy-rot-uh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural thyrotomies.
  1. incision or splitting of the thyroid cartilage; laryngotomy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrotomy1

First recorded in 1875–80; thyro- + -tomy
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Example Sentences

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Mr. J., on artificial anus, 254.Dupuytren on ligature of iliac, 11.on ligature of subclavian, 36.amputation at elbow-joint, 62.removal of artificial anus, 254.on bilateral lithotomy, 268.Durand, case of hæmorrhage from iliac, 12.Durham on thyrotomy, 215.Dzondi on radical cure of hernia, 246.Elbow-Joint,

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Dr. Morell, on thyrotomy, 215.Mackenzie,

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Thyrotomy is an operation by which the larynx is opened in the middle line by a vertical incision, and its halves separated, while any morbid growths are excised from the cords or ventricles.

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Thyrotomy for papillomata is mentioned only to be condemned.

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Thyrotomy revealed such extensive involvement, with an open ulceration which had reached the perichondrium, that the entire left wing of the thyroid cartilage was removed with the left arytenoid.

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