cricothyrotomy

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cricothyrotomy (plural cricothyrotomies)

  1. (surgery) 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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