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tracheotomy
CIDE DICTIONARY
tracheotomy, n. [Trachea + Gr. to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.].
The operation of making an opening into the windpipe. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tracheotomy, n. (also tracheostomy) (pl. -ies) an incision made in the trachea to relieve an obstruction to breathing.
Idiom
tracheotomy tube a breathing-tube inserted into this incision.
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