#tracheostomy__tracheotomy  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
  supertype:  #surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process  a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
  part:  #stoma  a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)

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