pharyngectomy

[ far-in-jek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌfær ɪnˈdʒɛk tə mi /

noun, plural phar·yn·gec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of the pharynx.

Origin of pharyngectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; pharyng- + -ectomy

Words nearby pharyngectomy

pharyngeal opening of auditory tube, pharyngeal reflex, pharyngeal tonsil, pharyngeal vein, pharyngealize, pharyngectomy, pharyngemphraxis, pharyngismus, pharyngitis, pharyngo-, pharyngocele

Medical definitions for pharyngectomy

pharyngectomy
[ făr′ĭn-jĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of all or part of the pharynx.