Bronchotomy
Encyclopedia
Bronchotomy is a medical term used to describe a surgical incision into the throat
; now largely superseded by the terms laryngotomy
, thyrotomy
and tracheotomy
, which indicate more accurately the place of incision.
Throat
In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the anterior part of the neck, in front of the vertebral column. It consists of the pharynx and larynx...
; now largely superseded by the terms laryngotomy
Laryngotomy
Laryngotomy is the surgical operation of cutting into the larynx, possibly with specialized equipment such as a laryngotome. The surgical creation of a permanent opening in the larynx is referred to as laryngostomy...
, thyrotomy
Thyrotomy
Thyrotomy is an incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage....
and tracheotomy
Tracheotomy
Among the oldest described surgical procedures, tracheotomy consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea...
, which indicate more accurately the place of incision.