Etymology

tracheostomy

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

English stoma ← New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Englishtracheo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  11. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  12. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  13. New Latinstoma
  14. Englishstoma
  15. English todaytracheostomy

From tracheo- + -stomy.

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