Sellick manoeuvre (English, noun)
expansion: Sellick manoeuvre (plural Sellick manoeuvres)
Senses:
topics: emergency-medicine
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: Sellick manoeuvres
tags: plural