Cricothyroidotomy Definition

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(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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Singular:
cricothyroidotomy
Plural:
cricothyroidotomies

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