Meaning

root

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

GreekRespiratory

Terms built from trache/o

2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with trache/o marked.

trache/o decoded step by step

2 library terms, read one part at a time.

tracheostomy

  1. The root trache/o means “trachea”.
  2. The suffix -stomy means “creating opening”.
  3. Together: Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea.

tracheotomy

  1. The root trache/o means “trachea”.
  2. The suffix -tomy means “incision”.
  3. Together: Incision into the trachea.

Parts that combine with trache/o

Word parts that appear alongside trache/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

Other examples

Words that use trache/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.

tracheitis

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