Laryngoplasty
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 surgical repair of the larynx
"To date, several approaches have been used to address scarring of the vocal folds, including medialization laryngoplasty procedures [3 –6 ], mucosa grafting [7 ], the use of angiolytic lasers [8 ], and tissue engineering [9 –11 ] involving cell delivery, growth factors, and pharmacological agents."
Example
More examples"To date, several approaches have been used to address scarring of the vocal folds, including medialization laryngoplasty procedures [3 –6 ], mucosa grafting [7 ], the use of angiolytic lasers [8 ], and tissue engineering [9 –11 ] involving cell delivery, growth factors, and pharmacological agents."
Etymology
From laryngo- + -plasty.