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tracheotomy

[trey-kee-ot-uh-mee]

tra·che·ot·o·my

[trey-kee-ot-uh-mee]
noun, plural tra·che·ot·o·mies. Surgery.
the operation of cutting into the trachea.

Origin:
1720–30; tracheo- + -tomy

tra·che·ot·o·mist, noun
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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tracheotomy (ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ)
 
n , pl -mies
surgical incision into the trachea, usually performed when the upper air passage has been blocked

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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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