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cricothyrotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cricothy-ro-to-my
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

Inflected Forms

cricothyrotomies (plural)

Synonyms

coniotomy cricothyroidotomy crike intercricothyrotomy thyrocricotomy

Questions

What does cricothyrotomy mean?
An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

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