Where does “tracheostomy” come from?

Tracheostomy comes from English -stomy, a combining form meaning surgical opening, from Greek -stomia, from stoma meaning mouth or opening.

tracheostomy (English): A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...

Definitions

  1. A surgical procedure in which an incision is made...

Ancestry of “tracheostomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtracheo-Relating to the trachea
2English‐o‐
3Latin‐o‐
4Ancient Greek-ό-

Words derived from “tracheostomy

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