cricothyrotomy

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noun

An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

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coniotomycricothyroidotomycrikeintercricothyrotomythyrocricotomy
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Meanings

nouncricothyrotomy (plural cricothyrotomies)

plural cricothyrotomies

  1. medicineAn incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

    Synonyms: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, crike, intercricothyrotomy, thyrocricotomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

Similar
coniotomycricothyroidotomycrikeintercricothyrotomythyrocricotomy

Translations

Czech koniotomie
  • koniotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Dutch cricothyreotomie, coniotomie
  • cricothyreotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • coniotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Finnish krikotyreotomia
  • krikotyreotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
French cricothyroïdotomie, coniotomie
  • cricothyroïdotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • coniotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
German Krikothyreotomie, Koniotomie
  • Krikothyreotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • Koniotomieincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Italian cricotiroidotomia, coniotomia
  • cricotiroidotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • coniotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Polish krikotyreotomia, konikotomia
  • krikotyreotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • konikotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Portuguese cricotireoidotomia
  • cricotireoidotomiaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Spanish cricotirotomía, coniotomía
  • cricotirotomíaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
  • coniotomíaincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Swedish koniotomi
  • koniotomiincision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane
Ukrainian конікотомія
  • конікотомія (konikotomija)incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

thyrocricotomy
Cite this entry
APA

cricothyrotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyrotomy

MLA

“cricothyrotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyrotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cricothyrotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cricothyrotomy.

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