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tracheostomy
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tracheotomy
Etymology
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From
tracheo-
+
-stomy
.
Noun
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tracheostomy
(
plural
tracheostomies
)
(
surgery
)
A
surgical
procedure
in which an
incision
is made into the
trachea
, through the
neck
, and a
tube
inserted
so as to make an
artificial
opening
in order to
assist
breathing
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tracheostomal
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