tracheotomy
noun
tra·che·ot·o·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈä-tə-mē 
plural tracheotomies
: the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea especially through the skin
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Following a fierce battle against throat cancer in 2014 that required two tracheotomies that robbed him of his signature honeyed voice, actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday (April 1) at age 65.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
The actor had battled the disease publicly for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilmer had recovered from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required tracheotomy surgery that altered his voice.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The award-winning actor, who starred in 80s and 90s blockbusters Top Gun and Batman Forever and was also known for portraying musician Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and recovered after two tracheotomies but severely damaged his vocal chords.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
The actor had battled the disease publicly for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilmer had recovered from a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required tracheotomy surgery that altered his voice.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The award-winning actor, who starred in 80s and 90s blockbusters Top Gun and Batman Forever and was also known for portraying musician Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and recovered after two tracheotomies but severely damaged his vocal chords.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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tracheotomy
noun
tra·che·ot·o·my
ˌtrā-kē-ˈät-ə-mē
plural tracheotomies
1
: the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea especially through the skin
2
: the opening created by a tracheotomy
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