tracheostomy

Noun tracheostomy has 1 sense

• tracheostomy(n = noun.act) tracheotomy - 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;
is a kind of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
has parts: stoma