tracheostomy

Variant of tracheotomy

tracheotomy definition

tra·che·oto·my (trā′kē ät′ə mē)

noun pl. tracheotomies -·mies

surgical incision of the trachea, as for making an artificial breathing hole
also tracheostomy tra′·che·os′to·my (-äs′tə mē)

Etymology: tracheo- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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