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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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Larynx

tracheotomy

(Surg.)

The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, – a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.

laryngotracheotomy ‎(plural laryngotracheotomies)

(surgery) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea.