💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cricotomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cricoidectomynoun | (surgery) excision of the cricoid cartilage |
| thyrocricotomynoun | cricothyrotomy |
| cricothyrotomynoun | (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. |
| intercricothyrotomynoun | cricothyrotomy |
| cricothyroidotomynoun | (medicine) 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 |
| coniotomynoun | cricothyrotomy |
| cricothyroidnoun | (anatomy) Clipping of cricothyroid muscle. [(anatomy) A triangular muscle of the larynx that is attached to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and is the principal tensor of the vocal cords.] |
| cricomyotomynoun | Cricopharyngeal myotomy. |
| thyrotomynoun | (surgery) An incision into the thyroid cartilage. |
| cricothyroid musclenoun | (anatomy) A triangular muscle of the larynx that is attached to the cricoid and thyroid cartilages and is the principal tensor of the vocal cords. |
| cruroplastynoun | (surgery) Repair of a crus or (more typically) a hiatus |
| corticisionnoun | (surgery) An incision into the cortical bone |
| turbinotomynoun | (surgery) Incision into the turbinate bone. |
| tracheotomynoun | (surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing. |
| cervicotomynoun | (surgery) Incision into the neck or the cervix of the uterus. |
| keratotomynoun | (medicine) A surgical incision in the cornea. |
| dacryocystotomynoun | (surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac. |
| cingulumotomynoun | (surgery) Synonym of cingulotomy. |
| cingulectomynoun | (surgery) Synonym of cingulotomy. |
| cyclotomynoun | (mathematics) the historical problems of dividing the circle into a given number of equal segments, and of constructing regular polygons |
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