Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "laryngectomy" hanya ce ta fiɗa da ta ƙunshi cire maƙogwaro (akwatin murya) ko wani ɓangare ko gaba ɗaya. Yawancin lokaci ana yin wannan don magance ciwon daji ko wasu yanayi waɗanda ke shafar makogwaro. Bayan an yi wa laryngectomy, majiyyaci ba ya iya magana kamar yadda ake yi a baya, kuma zai buƙaci ya koyi wasu hanyoyin sadarwa, kamar yin amfani da na’urar tracheoesophageal prosthesis ko na’urar lantarki. Hakanan tsarin zai iya shafar numfashi da haɗiye, kuma marasa lafiya na iya buƙatar ƙarin tallafi da magani don sarrafa waɗannan batutuwa.