Electrolarynx

Electrolarynx
: A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help laryngectomies talk.

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n.
a battery-powered electrical vibrator that helps people to speak after laryngectomy.

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elec·tro·lar·ynx (e-lek″tro-larґinks) artificial larynx.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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