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cricothyroidotomy

cricothyroidotomy noun: 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.

Noun

cricothyroidotomy (plural cricothyroidotomies)

  1. 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

Forms of cricothyroidotomy

pluralcricothyroidotomies

Origin of cricothyroidotomy

From cricothyroid + -otomy.

Questions about cricothyroidotomy

What does cricothyroidotomy mean?
Cricothyroidotomy means 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.
What part of speech is cricothyroidotomy?
Cricothyroidotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cricothyroidotomy?
The plural of cricothyroidotomy is cricothyroidotomies.

Words near cricothyroidotomy in the dictionary

  1. cricothyroid muscle
  2. cricothyroid muscles
  3. cricothyroidei
  4. cricothyroideus
  5. cricothyroidotomies
  6. cricothyroidotomy
  7. cricothyroids
  8. cricothyrotomies
  9. cricothyrotomy
  10. cricotomies
  11. cricotomy

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