| tracheotomy |
making a hole in the neck below the larynx to help breathing. This may be temporarily necessary after surgery, or permanently placed in the case of laryngeal tumors that are too large to be removed.
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| trachea |
the air tube supported by cartilaginous rings that stretches from the pharynx into the the thorax, where it divides into the bronchial tubes (Morris 1992).
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| tracheoesophageal fistula |
condition that occurs when there is a gap between the upper and lower segments of the esophagus, and food and saliva cannot pass through.
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| trachea |
(TRAY-kee-uh) The airway that leads from the larynx to the lungs. Also called the windpipe
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| trachoma |
A highly infectious disease of the eyes that is caused by bacteria and is the second leading cause of blindness in Asia and Africa.
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