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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: tracheostomy, tracheotomy]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tracheostomy n 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 [syn: tracheostomy, tracheotomy]