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-maneuversOrigin of Heimlich Maneuver
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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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