tracheostomy

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tracheotomy respirator trachea windpipe laryngectomy adenoidectomy glottic laryngotracheal subglottic trach bronchi cricothyrotomy translaryngeal endotracheal tracheostoma
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Hypernyms

operation surgery surgical procedure surgical operation surgical process

Related terms

tracheostomal

Examples

A surgical procedure known as a tracheostomy is sometimes needed to open the airway in severe cases. Source: Internet

It soon replaced tracheostomy as the emergency diphtheric intubation method. citation In 1888, Emile Roux and Alexandre Yersin showed that a substance produced by C. diphtheriae caused symptoms of diphtheria in animals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tracheostomal tracheostomise tracheostomize tracheosyringeal tracheotome tracheotomise