cricothyroidotomy

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English

Etymology

cricothyroid +‎ -otomy

Noun

cricothyroidotomy (plural 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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