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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning?

Hi,
What is the meaning of the"trach" in the following sentence:The trach was in her neck.
Is it some sort of a pipe?What the neck means here?Does it mean trachea?.
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A tracheostomy (trach) tube is a curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma (the hole made in the neck and windpipe (Trachea)). Tracheostomy: An opening surgically created through the neck into the trachea to allow direct access to the breathing tube. Tracheostomy (Trach) Tube: Curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma.

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  • A tracheostomy (trach) tube is a curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma (the hole made in the neck and windpipe (Trachea)).
  • Tracheostomy: An opening surgically created through the neck into the trachea to allow direct access to the breathing tube.
  • Tracheostomy (Trach) Tube: Curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma.
  • Trachea: Windpipe.
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A tracheostomy (trach) tube is a curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma (the hole made in the neck and windpipe (Trachea)).

Tracheostomy: An opening surgically created through the neck into the trachea to allow direct access to the breathing tube.
Tracheostomy (Trach) Tube: Curved tube that is inserted into a tracheostomy stoma.
Trachea: Windpipe.

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It means tracheotomy http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/tracheotomy Doctors sometimes shorten the word to just "trach".
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