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She had a tracheotomy, a surgical procedure in which a cut or opening is made in the windpipe.
This procedure requires surgery called a tracheotomy and a varying period of time in the hospital.— Pallimed: A Hospice & Palliative Medicine Blog
BACKGROUND: A tracheotomy is a surgical procedure in which a cut or opening is made in the windpipe.— TheDenverChannel.com - Local News
If suffocation threatens, the operation of tracheotomy is the only resort Illustration: AN ABERDEENSHIRE POLLED BULL Cloths saturated with cold water, wrapped around the neck so as to cover the larynx, frequently afford relief.— Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure

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