Cricothyroidotomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cricothyroidotomy is a noun meaning (medicine) an emergency surgical procedure, a form of tracheotomy, in which a hole is cut through the patient's neck into the windpipe in order to allow air into the lungs.
Meaning
(medicine) an emergency surgical procedure, a form of tracheotomy, in which a hole is cut through the patient's neck into the windpipe in order to allow air into the lungs.
Word Forms
- cricothyroidotomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cricothyrotomy, thyrocricotomy, tracheotomy, intercricothyrotomy, cricotomy, tracheostomy.
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