Tracheotomy
noun, plural tracheotomies. Surgery.
1.
the operation of cutting into the trachea.
noun (pl) -mies
1.
surgical incision into the trachea, usually performed when the upper air passage has been blocked
tracheotomy tra·che·ot·o·my (trā’kē-ŏt’ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the trachea through the neck.
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