tracheotomy
noun
tra·che·ot·o·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈä-tə-mē 
plural tracheotomies
: the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea especially through the skin
Examples of tracheotomy in a Sentence
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Campbell’s family said he will likely be hospitalized for a week, requiring a feeding tube, skin grafts and a tracheotomy.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
It's perfectly designed to fit in military uniform pockets, is often used to measure distance on maps, even standing in for a two-inch electrical fuse, and coming in handy during emergency tracheotomies.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
Tammy was yet again given a tracheotomy to ensure that doctors could give her emergency breathing support at any time.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
Doctors later gave her a tracheotomy and Tammy returned to rehab after a three-week hospital stay.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
The child’s neck was injured due to the removal of the tracheotomy tube, investigators determined.
—Alexis Stevens, ajc, 21 Feb. 2023
Representative Ami Bera, Democrat of California, who is a physician, suggested the Biden administration mount a public advertising campaign along the lines of smoking cessation campaigns that once featured a dying man smoking through his tracheotomy.
—New York Times, 22 July 2021
Current students at the Red Balloon include one with severe autism and another with a tracheotomy.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
Her 5-year-old had a medical condition that required a tracheotomy.
—Alexis Stevens, ajc, 21 Feb. 2023
Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
It's perfectly designed to fit in military uniform pockets, is often used to measure distance on maps, even standing in for a two-inch electrical fuse, and coming in handy during emergency tracheotomies.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
Tammy was yet again given a tracheotomy to ensure that doctors could give her emergency breathing support at any time.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
Doctors later gave her a tracheotomy and Tammy returned to rehab after a three-week hospital stay.
—Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
The child’s neck was injured due to the removal of the tracheotomy tube, investigators determined.
—Alexis Stevens, ajc, 21 Feb. 2023
Representative Ami Bera, Democrat of California, who is a physician, suggested the Biden administration mount a public advertising campaign along the lines of smoking cessation campaigns that once featured a dying man smoking through his tracheotomy.
—New York Times, 22 July 2021
Current students at the Red Balloon include one with severe autism and another with a tracheotomy.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
Her 5-year-old had a medical condition that required a tracheotomy.
—Alexis Stevens, ajc, 21 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1726, in the meaning defined above
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tracheotomy
noun
tra·che·ot·o·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈät-ə-mē
plural tracheotomies
1
: the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea especially through the skin
2
: the opening created by a tracheotomy
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