| tracheostomy | number: singular part of speech: noun definition: surgical procedure involving the creation of an artificial airway in the trachea (windpipe) on the anterior surface of the neck. The stoma or hole made for breathing may be temporary, in the case of a partial laryngectomy, or permanent, in the case of a total laryngectomy. (en) reliability code: 10 term type: main entry term |
| traqueostomía | term type: main entry term reliability code: 10 part of speech: noun number: singular definition: procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la creación de una abertura en la traquea para la respiración. Esta abertura puede ser temporal, en el caso de una laringectomía parcial, o permanente, en el caso de una laringectomía total. (es) gender: feminine |