tracheostomy
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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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | stoma, |
| definition | : | a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body) |
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