tracheostomize

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verb

To perform tracheostomy on.

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Meanings

verbtracheostomize (third-person singular simple present tracheostomizes, present participle tracheostomizing, simple past and past participle tracheostomized)

present singular third person tracheostomizes · participle present tracheostomizing · participle past tracheostomized · past tracheostomized

  1. transitivemedicineTo perform tracheostomy on.

Origin

From tracheostomy + -ize.

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APA

tracheostomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheostomize

MLA

“tracheostomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheostomize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracheostomize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheostomize.

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