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tra⋅che⋅ot⋅o⋅my

  [trey-kee-ot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the operation of cutting into the trachea.
Origin:
1720–30; tracheo- + -tomy

Related forms:
tra⋅che⋅ot⋅o⋅mist, noun
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tra·che·ot·o·my   (trā'kē-ŏt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. tra·che·ot·o·mies
Surgical incision of the trachea through the neck, as to make an artificial opening for breathing.
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Main Entry: tra·che·ot·o·my
Pronunciation: "trA-kE-'ät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea especially through the skin
2 : the opening created by a tracheotomy
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tracheotomy tra·che·ot·o·my (trā'kē-ŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the trachea through the neck.

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