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abdominal-thrust maneuver

abdominal-thrust maneuver noun: a first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.

Noun

abdominal-thrust maneuver (plural abdominal-thrust maneuvers)

  1. A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.

Forms of abdominal-thrust maneuver

pluralabdominal-thrust maneuvers

Questions about abdominal-thrust maneuver

What does abdominal-thrust maneuver mean?
Abdominal-thrust maneuver means a first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient's diaphragm is pressured by the performer's thumb knuckle to expel air and thereby dislodging the obstruction in the windpipe.
What part of speech is abdominal-thrust maneuver?
Abdominal-thrust maneuver is a noun.
What is the plural of abdominal-thrust maneuver?
The plural of abdominal-thrust maneuver is abdominal-thrust maneuvers.

Words near abdominal-thrust maneuver in the dictionary

  1. abdominal typhus
  2. abdominal vacuum
  3. abdominal vacuums
  4. abdominal wall
  5. abdominal walls
  6. abdominal-thrust maneuver
  7. abdominal-thrust maneuvers
  8. abdominalgia
  9. abdominalia
  10. abdominalian
  11. abdominally

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