Sellick manoeuvres

A form of Sellick manoeuvre — 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Sellick manoeuvre
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Sellick manoeuvres on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.