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Meaning of TRACHEOTOMY

Pronunciation:  `treykee'âtumee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
 
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 Synonyms: tracheostomy
 
 See Also: operation, stoma, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Trachea + Gr. ? to cut: cf.F.
tracheotomie.] (Surg.)
The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
 

 

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