Category: L

  • Laser laparoscopy

    Surgery performed through a laparoscope using a laser.  

  • Laryngotracheobronchitis

    Inflammation of the larynx, trachea and bronchi, as in croup. Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchial passageways; it may be caused by bacterial or viral infection and is characterized by hoarseness, difficulty in breathing, and cough. Treatment depends on the cause; it may include steam inhalation, cough suppressants, and antibiotics, if indicated. Inflammatory condition…

  • Laryngotracheal

    Relating to both the larynx and the trachea.  

  • Laryngotomy

    A surgical operation to make an opening in the larynx through the membrane, especially in an emergency, when the throat is blocked. Surgical incision of the larynx. Inferior laryngotomy, in which an incision is made in the cricothyroid membrane beneath the larynx, is a life-saving operation when there is obstruction to breathing at or above…

  • Laryngostomy

    A surgical operation to make a permanent opening from the neck into the larynx.  

  • Laryngostenosis

    Narrowing of the lumen of the larynx.  

  • Laryngomalacia

    A condition in which breathing is made difficult by softness of the larynx, occurring mainly in children under the age of two. The most common problem of the larynx (voice box) in infancy. As a result of soft or deformed cartilage or muscular weakness, portions of the upper part of the larynx collapse into the…

  • Laryngology

    The study of diseases of the larynx, throat and vocal cords. The specialty of medicine concerned with the pharynx, throat, larynx, nasopharynx, and tracheobronchial tree.  

  • Laryngologist

    Laryngologist

    A doctor who specialises in diseases of the larynx, throat and vocal cords.  

  • Laryngofissure

    A surgical operation to make an opening into the larynx through the thyroid cartilage. A surgical procedure to remove growths from the larynx.