"Sellick manoeuvre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sellick manoeuvres [plural]
Etymology: Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)
  1. (emergency medicine) A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it. Wikipedia link: Brian Arthur Sellick, Sellick manoeuvre Categories (topical): Emergency medicine

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