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  • n  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

  • The translucent tracheostomy tube (trach) leads from the box to the slit in his trachea below his Adam's apple.
  • A tracheostomy was necessary so, for the time being, I cannot speak.
  • In the laryngectomee, the exhaled air escapes through the hole in his neck (tracheostomy) where his Adam's apple used to be.
Quotes

  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Hindu
    Today, we conducted a tracheostomy on the former Prime Minister in order to evade infection. His pneumonia is almost under control and his other parameters are also fine,a doctor attending on Vajpayee said.
  • Roger Ebert in Washington Post
    Because of a tracheostomy, my speaking voice is on hold until my upcoming completion surgery. I am feeling better every day, and my wife Chaz says we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,Ebert said.

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