Medical term:
laryngofissure
laryngotomy
[lar″ing-got´ah-me]incision of the larynx.
inferior laryngotomy incision of the larynx through the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx (cricothyroid membrane).
median laryngotomy incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage; called also thyrotomy and thyroidotomy.
subhyoid laryngotomy (superior laryngotomy) incision of the larynx through the fibroelastic membrane attached to the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage (thyrohyoid membrane).
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la·ryn·go·fis·sure
(lă-ring'gō-fish'ŭr),Operative opening into the larynx, generally through the midline, commonly done for the excision of early carcinoma or the correction of laryngostenosis.
Synonym(s): median laryngotomy, thyrofissure, thyroidotomy, thyrotomy (2)
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laryngofissure
(lə-rĭng′gō-fĭsh′ər)n.
Surgical opening of the larynx, usually through the midline of the thyroid cartilage.
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laryngofissure thyrotomy
A midline incision made into the larynx via the thyroid cartilage.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
la·ryn·go·fis·sure
(lă-ring'gō-fish'ŭr)Operative opening into the larynx, generally through the midline, commonly done for the excision of early carcinoma or the correction of laryngostenosis.
Synonym(s): thyrotomy (2) .
Synonym(s): thyrotomy (2) .
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