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Thoracostomy vs Tracheotomy - What's the difference?

thoracostomy | tracheotomy |

As nouns the difference between thoracostomy and tracheotomy

is that thoracostomy is incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage while tracheotomy is (surgery) a surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.

thoracostomy

English

Noun

(thoracostomies)
  • Incision into the chest wall, with maintenance of the opening for drainage.

    • tracheotomy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tracheostomy

    Noun

    (wikipedia tracheotomy) (tracheotomies)
  • (surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.