Medical Dictionary

epiglottidectomy

noun epi·glot·ti·dec·to·my \-ˌglät-əd-ˈek-tə-mē\
plural epi·glot·ti·dec·to·mies

Medical Definition of EPIGLOTTIDECTOMY

:  excision of all or part of the epiglottis

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