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English noun: tracheostomy

1. tracheostomy (act) 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


Synonymstracheotomy


Broader (hypernym)operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process


Part holonymstoma









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