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 … [Read more...]

The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs). Also called windpipe. … [Read more...]

A ridge at the base of the trachea (windpipe) that separates the openings of the right and left main bronchi (the large air passages that lead from the trachea … [Read more...]

Surgery to remove the cervix (the end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and the vagina).The upper part of the vagina and certain pelvic lymph … [Read more...]

A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the trachea but lets air into the esophagus for esophageal … [Read more...]

Surgery to create an opening (stoma) into the windpipe. The opening itself may also be called a tracheostomy. … [Read more...]

A 0.5-inch- to 1.5-inch-long plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open. … [Read more...]

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 trach … [Read more...]

A belief or behavior that is passed from generation to generation in a family, a culture, or a religion. … [Read more...]

An ancient form of acupuncture based on the principle that there are five universal elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) that affect a person's … [Read more...]