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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 He was taken to the theatre, his struggles being controlled by 5ml of thiopentone intravenously, and a low tracheotomy was performed. —

Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2014 In one, doctors were fighting to save the life of a 47-year-old armor crewman badly injured when his tank was hit Tuesday, his chest heaving as surgeons performed a tracheotomy in a bid to restore his breathing. —

Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 However, Riley Hospital won't perform a tracheotomy because Treasure is considered clinically dead. —

Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

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