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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Pharynx

+ Gr.

τέμνειν

to cut: cf. F.

pharyngotomie

(Surg.)

(a)

The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage.

(b)

Scarification or incision of the tonsils.

Noun.

[Gr. the muscular and glandular bag that leads to the esophagus, and to cut.]

The operation of making an incision into the pharynx to remove a tumor or any thing that obstructs the passage.

pharyngotomy ‎(plural pharyngotomies)

(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.
Scarification or incision of the tonsils.

operation of making an incision into the pharynx

scarification or incision of the tonsils