HyperDic: tracheostomy

English > 1 sense of the word tracheostomy:
NOUNacttracheostomy, tracheotomya surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air
English > tracheostomy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
Synonymtracheotomy
PartsstomaA mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanishtraqueotomía
Catalantraqueostomia, traqueotomia

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