Found 2 items, similar to tracheotomy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tracheotomy tracheotomy n : 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tracheotomy Tracheotomy \Tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Trachea + Gr. ? to cut: cf.F. tracheotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe. [1913 Webster]