| tracheostomy |
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
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| tracheotomy |
tracheostomy: 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
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| tracheostomy tube |
a curved endotracheal tube inserted into the trachea through the opening made in tracheostomy.
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| trachea |
windpipe, main air passage which leads to the lungs
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| tracheoesophageal puncture |
A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the trachea but lets air into the esophagus for esophageal speech.
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