Medical Definition of Coniotomy

1. Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coniotomy

coniines
conima
conimas
conimene
conin
conine
conines
coning
conins
coniofibrosis
coniolymphstasis
coniometer
coniophage
conioses
coniosis
coniotomy (current term)
conirostral
conisation
conisor
conisors
conistra
conite
conium
coniums
conivaptan
conization
conj
conjacency
conject
conjected

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