Tracheotomy Synonyms

trākē-ŏtə-mē
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tracheostomy

Words Related to Tracheotomy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. minor-operation
  2. open-heart surgery
  3. surgical operation

Tracheotomy Sentence Examples

  • Unfortunately he was attacked by cancer in the throat; he spent the winter of 1887-1888 at San Remo; in January 1888 the operation of tracheotomy had to be performed.

  • Patients with epiglottitis frequently require intubation (insertion of a breathing tube) or a tracheotomy to keep the airway open.

  • The Pope had been hospitalized twice since 1 February due to breathing problems, and he was forced undergo a tracheotomy.

  • Jean went into stress and was given a tracheotomy to help her to breathe.

  • Throat cancer can leave a person with a permanent tracheotomy, a hole in the neck through which the person breathes.

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