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Trach tube

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008803

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 tracheostomy tube.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008803
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymstracheostomy tube
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008803",
  "term": "Trach tube",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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 tracheostomy tube.",
  "synonyms": [
    "tracheostomy tube"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/trach-tube/"
}

Record 16,576 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.