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Tracheostomy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening itself may also be called a tracheostomy. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Creation of a surgical opening into the trachea. (NCI Thesaurus)
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