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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

laryngotracheotomy

· la·ryn·go·tra·che·ot·o·my · IPA
01 n. The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.
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    The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.(Surg.)