Heimlich Maneuver Definition

hīmlĭk, -lĭKH
noun
An emergency technique used to dislodge an object stuck in the windpipe: air is forced up the windpipe by applying sudden, sharp pressure to the abdomen just below the rib cage.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Heimlich manoeuvere

Other Word Forms of Heimlich Maneuver

Noun

Singular:
Heimlich maneuver
Plural:
heimlich-maneuvers

Origin of Heimlich Maneuver

  • Named after physician Henry Heimlich who described the procedure in 1974.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Henry Jay Heimlich (born 1920), American surgeon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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