top definitions
examples
british
medical

tracheotomy

[ trey-kee-ot-uh-mee ]

/ ˌtreɪ kiˈɒt ə mi /

noun, plural tra·che·ot·o·mies. Surgery.

the operation of cutting into the trachea.

Origin of tracheotomy

First recorded in 1720–30; tracheo- + -tomy

OTHER WORDS FROM tracheotomy

tra·che·ot·o·mist, noun

Words nearby tracheotomy

tracheorrhagia, tracheoschisis, tracheoscopy, tracheostenosis, tracheostomy, tracheotomy, tracheotomy tube, trachiniae, trachitis, trachle, trachoma

Example sentences from the Web for tracheotomy

He was going to start a tracheotomy, which is opening the throat and inserting a tube into the windpipe.

Jimmy Breslin on JFK’s Assassination: Two Classic Columns |Jimmy Breslin |November 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Seizure disorder, severe developmental delays and neurological impairment, feeding tube and tracheotomy.

Can Gay Marriage Solve Our Adoption Problem? |Megan McArdle |March 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Hospitalized in Britain, with a tracheotomy tube down her throat, she was in no position to protest.

Malala: With Friends Like Madonna |Sami Yousafzai |October 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He had to undergo a tracheotomy, which removed even the limited powers of speech he then possessed.

Stephen Hawking 70th-Birthday Salute |Martin Rees |January 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The permanent wearing of a tracheotomy tube is rarely necessary.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
The sooner the serum is injected the better the prognosis with tracheotomy.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various
I then began the tracheotomy making a transverse incision right through the wound in the neck.

Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A tracheotomy was performed (Mr. Stewart), but the patient died an hour later.

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry Makins
The preparation of the skin and the position of the body are the same as for tracheotomy.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various

British Dictionary definitions for tracheotomy

tracheotomy

/ (ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical incision into the trachea, usually performed when the upper air passage has been blocked

Medical definitions for tracheotomy

tracheotomy

[ trā′kē-ŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Incision into the trachea through the neck.