cricothyroidotomies

A form of cricothyroidotomy — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cricothyroidotomy
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