laryngotomy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lar=yn=got=o=my

CIDE DICTIONARY

laryngotomy, n. [Gr. (); (), (), the larynx + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.].

 The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

laryngotomy, n. (pl. -ies) a surgical incision of the larynx, esp. to provide an air passage when breathing is obstructed.