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Tracheostomies
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
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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
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| Word | Definition |
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| tracheotomynoun | (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. |
| trachelectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of the uterine cervix. |
| trachearynoun | (zoology, archaic) Any of the Trachearia, an former division of arachnids that breathe through their trachea. |
| trachealnoun | (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trachea. |
| tracheoesophagealnoun | (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the esophagus and the trachea |
| tracheanoun | (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi. |
| tracheidnoun | (botany) A tracheid cell. |
| tracheobronchialnoun | Relating to or located in both the trachea and the bronchi. |
| tracheonoun | — |
| tracheidsnoun | (botany) A tracheid cell. |
| tracheaenoun | (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi. |
| trachenoun | (medicine, colloquial) A tracheostomy or tracheostomy tube. |
| tracheitisnoun | Inflammation of the trachea. |
| endotrachealnoun | Within, or through the trachea. |
| laryngotracheal | (anatomy) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea. |
| tracheomalacianoun | (pathology) A condition in which the cartilaginous tissue in trachea is soft, such that the trachea partly collapses during respiration. |
| intratracheal | Within the trachea |
| laryngectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer. |
| endotracheal tubenoun | a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents |
| peritrachealnoun | (anatomy) Surrounding the tracheae. |
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