tracheotomy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tracheotomy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tracheotomy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 Synonym(s): tracheostomy, tracheotomy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tracheotomy \Tra`cheot"omy\, n. [Trachea + Gr. [?] to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.