tracheotomy's Usage Examples:

Throat cancer can leave a person with a permanent tracheotomy, a hole in the neck through which the person breathes.

Unfortunately he was attacked by cancer in the throat; he spent the winter of 1887-1888 at San Remo; in January 1888 the operation of tracheotomy had to be performed.

A tube may be inserted in to the trachea (tracheotomy) in order to keep the airways open.

The tracheotomy is the most extreme type of surgical therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

tracheotomyo patients had preoperative tracheotomies, while 58 did not.

Patients with epiglottitis frequently require intubation (insertion of a breathing tube) or a tracheotomy to keep the airway open.

A tracheotomy is a last option for those with life threatening sleep apnea.

In severe cases, a tracheotomy may be necessary.

If the individual is still not getting enough oxygen, it may be necessary to perform a tracheotomy.

tracheotomy performed by an off-duty nurse in her front yard.

The advantage to a tracheotomy is that it has a very high success rate for curing OSA.

Synonyms:

stoma, surgical operation, tracheostomy, surgery, surgical process, surgical procedure, operation,

Antonyms:

synchronous operation, serial operation, asynchronous operation, minor surgery, major surgery,