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tracheoesophageal puncture

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008808

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 speech.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008808
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008808",
  "term": "tracheoesophageal puncture",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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 speech.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tracheoesophageal-puncture/"
}

Record 16,585 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.