the surgical formation of a temporary or permanent opening into the trachea following tracheotomy
tracheostomy in American English
(ˌtreikiˈɑstəmi)
nounWord forms: plural-mies Surgery
1.
the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing
2.
the opening so constructed
Word origin
[1920–25; tracheo- + -stomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, checkout, follow-up, montage, ski jump-stomy is a combining form used in the names of surgical operations that involve the establishmentof an artificial opening into or between the part or parts specified by the initialelement. Other words that use the affix -stomy include: cystostomy, gastrostomy, ileostomy, jejunostomy, thoracostomy
Examples of 'tracheostomy' in a sentence
tracheostomy
But the only sound she could muster was a frothing in her tracheostomy tube.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She eventually needed a tracheostomy tube to breath, but it is now removed.
The Sun (2012)
He had his tracheostomy tube removed this week, able to breathe on his own.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She had undergone 200 operations, including a tracheostomy, after being born prematurely.
The Sun (2015)
The first iterations came after an emergency tracheostomy in 1985 meant that his already declining natural speech stopped entirely.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
He's deaf and has had a tracheostomy, relying heavily on a ventilator and suction machine to help him breathe.
The Sun (2014)
It is incredibly daunting - he is attached to a ventilator, through a tracheostomytube, as his lungs are so damaged.
The Sun (2012)
He also had a tracheostomy - a tube put in a hole in his throat - to aid breathing.
The Sun (2018)
And she had been unable to speak after surgeons carried out a tracheostomy when she was six months old.
The Sun (2011)
She also has a hole in her windpipe from a tracheostomy to allow her to receive artificial ventilation.