tracheotomy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
tracheotomy (plural tracheotomies)
- (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- + -tomy.
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