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)
tracheotomy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- perform: Emergency tracheotomy performed by an off-duty nurse in her front yard.
- have: Dave decided to have a new tracheotomy to ease the on-going problems created by the old scar tissue in his throat.
- undergo: The Pope had been hospitalized twice since 1 February due to breathing problems, and he was forced undergo a tracheotomy.
- give: Jean went into stress and was given a tracheotomy to help her to breathe.
Modifies a noun
- tube: On one occasion TC was allowed to travel in the taxi with another resident who pulled out her tracheotomy tube.
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