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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: 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 [syn: tracheostomy, tracheotomy]
Merriam Webster's
noun (plural -mies) Date: circa 1923 the surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck especially to allow the passage of air
