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tracheotomy

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English tracheotomy From tracheo- + -tomy.

tracheotomies (plural) tracheostomy (alternative)

laryngotracheotomy tracheotomise tracheotomist tracheotomize

tracheostomy

What does tracheotomy mean?: 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.
Where does tracheotomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English tracheo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English tracheotomy From tracheo- + -tomy.

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