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cricothyroidotomy
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From
cricothyroid
+
-otomy
.
Noun
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cricothyroidotomy
(
plural
cricothyroidotomies
)
(
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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