tracheotomy

[Mod. Latin trachea =the trachea, and Gr. tome a cutting.] Surg .: The operation of making an opening into the trachea or windpipe, as in case of suffocation. The operations of largo to my, tracheotomy, and broncho to my are e entially similar, the terms being derived from the name of the part whose walls are penetrated to remove foreign bodies or permit pa age of air to the lungs. tracheotomy-tube, s. Surg .: A tube to be placed in an opening made through the walls of the trachea to permit pa age of air to the lungs in case of stricture of the larynx, or the presence of foreign bodies to the air-duct. trach-ich-thys, s. [Pref. trach-, and Greek ich thys a fish.] Ichthy.: A genus of Berycide, witn four species from New Zealand and Madeira. Snout very short and obtuse; eye large; a strong spine at the scapula and at the angle of the præoperculum; scales rather small; abdomen serrated; one dorsal, with from three to six spines; ventral with six soft rays; caudal forked.