Phăr'yng-gŏt'o-my, n.

n. [Fr. pharyngotomie, from Gr. φάρυγξ, φάρυγος, the pharynx, and τέμνειν, to cut. See infra.] (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or any thing that obstructs the passage.