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2024
tracheostomy
tracheostomy
English
Alternative forms
tracheotomy
Noun
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
.
Etymology
From
tracheo-
+
-stomy
.
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