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TRACHEOSTOMY
Definition of TRACHEOSTOMY
noun
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.
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Where it comes from
From tracheo- + -stomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TRACHEOSTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
TRACHEOSTOMY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEHMOORSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and O appear more than once.
Words that start TRACHEOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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