tracheotomyn.
/ˌtrakɪˈɒtəmi/, /ˌtreɪkɪˈɒtəmi/, U.S. /ˌtreɪkiˈɑdəmi/ Surgery.
= tracheostomy n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on the throat
laryngotomy1661
bronchotomy1706
tracheotomy1726
pharyngotomy1730
oesophagotomy1811
staphylotomy1853
laryngotracheotomy1879
oesophagostomy1882
uvulatomy1887
laryngectomy1888
pharyngectomy1888
uvulotomy1889
oesophagectomy1892
thyro-cricotomy1899
tracheolaryngotomy1909
tracheostomy1945
1726 Quincy's Lexicon Physico-medicum (ed. 3) Trachotomy, the same as Bronchotomy.
1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 14 151 Bronchotomy, or (speaking more correctly) tracheotomy, was now thought of.
1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. ii. 74 Tracheotomy is one of these means, and deserves trial.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
tracheotomy instrument n.
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1880 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose I. 514 (note) I returned home for my tracheotomy instruments.
tracheotomy kettle n.
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1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 104/1 Bronchitis or Tracheotomy Kettle.
C2.
tracheotomy tube n. = tracheostomy tube n. at tracheostomy n. b.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > tube or cannula > other tubes
pipeeOE
pipe?a1425
nose tube1857
feeding-tube1884
tracheotomy tube1897
tracheostomy tube1961
stent1964
grummet1966
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 822 The intubation tube is more comfortably worn than the tracheotomy tube.
Derivatives
tracheotome n. /ˈtreɪkiːəʊtəʊm/ a surgical instrument for performing tracheotomy.
/ˈtreɪkiːəʊtəʊm/ a surgical instrument for performing tracheotomy.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > instruments used on other specific parts
bronchotome1837
kiotome1842
myotome1846
tenotome1846
syringotome1848
fourchette1854
polypotome1857
tonsillotome1857
tracheotome1857
pile clamp1875
herniotome1876
oesophagotome1884
sclerotome1885
myringotome1895
ovariotome1895
turbinotome1900
viscerotome1934
leucotome1937
1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 925/1 Tracheotome, an instrument of the trocar kind, for opening the trachea.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II
tracheˈotomist n. one who performs tracheotomy.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > surgeon > [noun] > performing specific operations > others
bone-setter?1518
circumciser1535
bronchotomist1670
acupuncturist1839
tenotomist1842
orthopaedist1853
plastic surgeon1863
resectionist1863
cephalotomist1869
amputator1882
brain surgeon1888
tracheotomist1891
neurosurgeon1925
face-lifter1928
plastician1928
psychosurgeon1945
orthopod1960
transplanter1970
1891 Cent. Dict. Tracheotomist.
tracheˈotomize v. (transitive) to perform tracheotomy upon.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on throat
tracheotomize1885
1885 Science 27 Feb. 173/2 He [Leo] worked with rabbits, which were tracheotomized and supplied with pure oxygen.
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