tracheotomy

About 0.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.

Similar words

tracheostomy laryngo trach trache tracheotome cricothyroidotomy tracheostoma tracheoplasty laryngotracheotomy tracheoscopy

Often followed by

tube is in and may was should or for

Word family

tracheotomies