Tracheotomy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tracheotomy \Tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Trachea + Gr. ? to cut: cf.F.
     tracheotomie.] (Surg.)
     The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  tracheotomy
       n : 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}]