tracheostomy tube

Definition / meaning of tracheostomy tube

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 tube.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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