Complete Definition of "cricothyroidotomy"

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Noun
en-noun|cricothyroidotomies

#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

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  • 2006-11-23 10:12 - SemperBlotto - New page: ==English== ===Noun=== {{en-noun|cricothyroidotomies}} #{{medicine}} an [[emergency]] [[surgical]] [[procedure]], a form of [[tracheotomy]], in which a [[hole]] is cut through the patien...

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