tracheostomy
noun
tra·che·os·to·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈä-stə-mē 
plural tracheostomies
: the surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck especially to allow the passage of air
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
After several months on various breathing supports, John required a tracheostomy at 7 months old.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Ella needs a tracheostomy and ventilator support to assist her with breathing and a gastrostomy tube for her feedings.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Alongside their custom car seats, our patients leave with tracheostomies, life-sustaining ventilators, oxygen tanks, suction machines, feeding tubes and pumps, and discharge instructions the size of a textbook — all necessary items to start their journey outside the hospital.
—Anjali Garg and Amanda Ruth, STAT, 7 Dec. 2023
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
After several months on various breathing supports, John required a tracheostomy at 7 months old.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Ella needs a tracheostomy and ventilator support to assist her with breathing and a gastrostomy tube for her feedings.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Alongside their custom car seats, our patients leave with tracheostomies, life-sustaining ventilators, oxygen tanks, suction machines, feeding tubes and pumps, and discharge instructions the size of a textbook — all necessary items to start their journey outside the hospital.
—Anjali Garg and Amanda Ruth, STAT, 7 Dec. 2023
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tracheostomy
noun
tra·che·os·to·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈäst-ə-mē
plural tracheostomies
: the surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck especially to allow the passage of air
also
: the opening itself
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