Laryngotracheotomy

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

  laryngotracheotomy \la*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Larynx +
     tracheotomy.] (Surg.)
     The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part
     of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to
     breathing.
     [1913 Webster]