Definition of "pharyngotomy" []

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

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• "Sub-hyoid pharyngotomy, which consists in opening the pharynx by a mesial vertical incision carried through the hyo-thyreoid membrane, may be called for, as in the case of a denture, the hooks of which have penetrated the wall of the pharynx."