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Webster 1913 Edition


Tracheotomy

Traˊche-ot′o-my

,
Noun.
[
Trachea
+ Gr. [GREEK] to cut: cf.F.
tracheotomie
.]
(Surg.)
The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tracheotomy

TRACHEOT'OMY

,
Noun.
[trachea and to cut.] In surgery, the operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

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tracheotomy

tracheotomy

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tracheotomy (plural tracheotomies)

  1. (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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