1. Plural of laryngotomy; surgical procedures in which an incision is made into the larynx, typically to remove an obstruction or access the vocal cords.
Usage: Medical/surgical term; Plural form

Examples

• The surgeon performed several laryngotomies to remove the benign tumors from the patients' larynges.
• Emergency laryngotomies were necessary to restore the airway in cases of severe obstruction.
• The medical textbook detailed the techniques used in different types of laryngotomies.
• Laryngotomies have been largely replaced by less invasive endoscopic procedures in modern medicine.