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Meaning of tracheostomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.

Equivalents

Suomi trakeostooma

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

tracheotome Tracheotomies tracheotomist Tracheotomy trachichthyid trachichthyiform

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