Sellick manoeuvre

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.

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Meanings

nounSellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)

plural Sellick manoeuvres

  1. emergency medicineA 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.

Origin

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

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Sellick manoeuvre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sellick%20manoeuvre

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“Sellick manoeuvre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sellick%20manoeuvre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sellick manoeuvre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sellick%20manoeuvre.

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