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tracheotomy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tracheotomy \Tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Trachea + Gr ? to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tracheotomy 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 [syn: {tracheostomy}]
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