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Meaning of cricothyrotomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Koniotomie Krikothyreotomie
Español coniotomía cricotirotomía
Français coniotomie cricothyroïdotomie
Italiano coniotomia cricotiroidotomia
Nederlands coniotomie cricothyreotomie
Português cricotireoidotomia

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cricotomy cridanimod Criddle criddleite crider Cridland

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