English Explanatory Dictionary

Sellick manoeuvre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Sellick manoeuvre Sellick manoeuvres

Etymology

Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).

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