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Sellick manoeuvres

Sellick manoeuvres is the plural of Sellick manoeuvre.

Meaning of Sellick manoeuvre

Noun

Sellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)

  1. A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.

Questions about Sellick manoeuvres

What is Sellick manoeuvres the plural of?
Sellick manoeuvres is the plural of Sellick manoeuvre.

Words near Sellick manoeuvres in the dictionary

  1. Selleys
  2. Sellgren
  3. Sellgrens
  4. Sellick
  5. Sellick manoeuvre
  6. Sellick manoeuvres
  7. Sellicks
  8. selliera
  9. sellieras
  10. sellies
  11. selliform

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