tracheostomy

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 100694652)
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    has: stoma - a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
    same as: tracheotomy

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