Definition of Tracheotomy

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Tracheotomy

1. n. The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.

Definition of Tracheotomy

1. Noun. (context: surgery) 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. ¹

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Definition of Tracheotomy

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Medical Definition of Tracheotomy

1. The operation of making an opening into the windpipe. Origin: Trachea + Gr. To cut: cf.F.tracheotomie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheotomy

tracheoplasty
tracheorrhagia
tracheoschisis
tracheoscope
tracheoscopic
tracheoscopies
tracheoscopy
tracheostenosis
tracheostoma
tracheostomies
tracheostomy
tracheostomy tube
tracheotome
tracheotomies
tracheotomy (current term)
tracheotomy hook
tracheotomy tube
tracheæ
trachinoid
trachitis
trachle
trachled
trachles
trachling
trachodon
trachodont
trachoma
trachoma bodies
trachoma glands

Literary usage of Tracheotomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"For for-j "nimble tracheotomy." The treatment of the eign bodies it is the only relief, and in cases of isthmus, as will be seen farther on, ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1872)
"tracheotomy.—Mr. Wood, of King's College, in the course of * * a clinical ... As regards the two operations for tracheotomy, that which is performed above ..."

3. The London Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign Medical and Chemical (1859)
"tracheotomy in croup has been object- i ter) ; tracheotomy ; recovery as regards ... The real value of each of these objections is ' tracheotomy ; temporary ..."

4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"In considering the time when tracheotomy should be performed, ... In such cases I think we all agree that the earlier tracheotomy is performed the better. ..."

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