tracheostomy

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Etymology[edit]

From trachea + -ostomy

Noun[edit]

tracheostomy (plural tracheostomies)

  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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