| tracheostomy |
A surgically-made incision through the front of the neck, into the windpipe, in order to create an artificial airway through which a tube can be placed. This can either be used to remove fluid, eg, mucus from the lungs, or to supply oxygen to them.
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| trace |
a visible path created by repeated passage of animals or people
Ãâó: www.kentuckyawake.org/templates/glossary/
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| tracheostomy tube |
(TRAY-kee-AHS-toe-mee) A 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open. Also called a trach ("trake") tube.
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| trace |
Fossil signs left behind such as footprints, nests, and burrows.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/maca/learnhome/cur_p_glo.htm
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| tracheae |
TRAY-kee-i Branching system of tubules that brings the outside environment in close contact with an organism's cells so that gas exchange can occur. 733
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