Definition of Cricothyroidotomy

1. Noun. (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 ¹

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Medical Definition of Cricothyroidotomy

1. An emergency procedure where a cut or passageway is made in the cricothyroid membrane. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cricothyroidotomy

cricondentherm
cricopharyngeal
cricopharyngeal ligament
cricopharyngeal myotomy
cricopharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor
cricopharyngeus muscle
cricosantorinian ligament
cricothyroid
cricothyroid artery
cricothyroid articular capsule
cricothyroid articulation
cricothyroid joint
cricothyroid ligament
cricothyroid membrane
cricothyroideus
cricothyroidotomy (current term)
cricothyrotomy
cricotomy
cricotracheal ligament
cricotracheal membrane
cricovocal membrane
criddleite
cried
cried blue murder
cried off
cried out
cried out against
cried out for
cried wolf
criedst

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