Respiratory
tracheotomy
tray-kee-OT-oh-mee
StatusNew
Definition
Incision into the trachea
ProcedureRespiratory
Breakdown
Root
trache/o
trachea
Suffix
-tomy
incision
Etymology
Greek: trache/o (trachea) + -tomy (incision)
Practice
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fleh-BOT-oh-mee
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tracheostomy
tray-kee-OS-toh-mee
Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea
Respiratorytrache/o
craniotomy
kray-nee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical incision into the skull
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osteotomy
os-tee-OT-oh-mee
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Musculoskeletaloste/o
myringotomy
mir-in-GOT-oh-mee
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Special Sensesmyring/o
arteriotomy
ar-teer-ee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical incision into an artery
Cardiovasculararteri/o