tracheotomy
noun
the operation of cutting into the trachea.
tracheotomies
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pluralof tracheotomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Then there was the time my mom raised the subject of tracheotomies when we heard sustained coughing at a nearby table.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
“I had so many respiratory things going on — two tracheotomies by the time I was 1,” said Good, 75.
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2019
He later underwent three tracheotomies and sometimes had to perform with an oxygen canister on stage to help with his breathing.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2016
He underwent three tracheotomies, and his emphysema grew so severe that at one point he needed oxygen onstage to perform.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2016
Of late years many tracheotomies have been done bloodlessly by use of the thermo-cautery, for division of the soft parts, but the subsequent sloughing of the wound is a great objection to this method.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
