tracheotomy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trā′kē ot′ə mē)

Inflections of 'tracheotomy' (n): npl: tracheotomies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tra•che•ot•o•my  (trā′kē ot′ə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. the operation of cutting into the trachea.
  • tracheo- + -tomy 1720–30
tra′che•ot ′o•mist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tracheotomy /ˌtrækɪˈɒtəmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)
  1. surgical incision into the trachea, usually performed when the upper air passage has been blocked
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