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sellick manoeuvre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
sel-l-ick- -ma-noeu-vre
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).

Inflected Forms

Sellick manoeuvres (plural)

Questions

What does sellick manoeuvre mean?
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.
Where does sellick manoeuvre come from?
Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).

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