English Explanatory Dictionary

tracheostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

tracheostomy tracheostomies tracheotomy

Etymology

From tracheo- + -stomy.

Related words

tracheostomal
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