laryngectomized
/ˌlɛrɪnˈdʒɛktəmaɪzd/
adjective
- Having had the larynx (voice box) surgically removed.
- The laryngectomized patient learned to speak using an electronic device.
- Support groups help laryngectomized individuals adjust to life without a natural voice.
- A laryngectomized person breathes through a stoma in the neck instead of the nose or mouth.
noun
- A person who has had their larynx surgically removed.
- Many laryngectomized people use a tracheoesophageal puncture to produce speech.
- The hospital offers special speech therapy classes for laryngectomized patients.
- The support group welcomed both new and long-term laryngectomized individuals.