TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE


Meaning of TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [TRAY-kee-AHS-tuh-mee toob] ]

A 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open. Also called a trach ("trake") tube.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).