Meaning | 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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Synonym | tracheostomy |
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Parts | stoma | A mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) |
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Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
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Spanish | traqueotomía |
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Catalan | traqueostomia, traqueotomia |
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