tracheostomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce tracheostomy in British English:
UK [ˌtreɪkɪ'ɒstəmɪ]
How to pronounce tracheostomy in American English:
US [ˌtreɪkɪ'ɒstəmɪ]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- tracheostomy (n.)
- 1726, from tracheo-, used as a comb. form of trachea + -ostomy "artificial opening," from Modern Latin stoma "opening, orifice," from Greek stoma "mouth" (see stoma).
Example
- 1. Implementation of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy on neurosurgical coma patients .
- 2. Application of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy for patients who are in coagulation disorders .
- 3. Intraoperative hemorrhage form innominate artery is very rare and often fatal complications during tracheostomy .
- 4. A surgically created stoma used in colostomy and ileostomy or permanent tracheostomy is considered to be a natural body orifice .
- 5. Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies of the timing of tracheostomy in adult patients undergoing artificial ventilation .