intercricothyrotomy /in·ter·cri·co·thy·rot·o·my/ (in″ter-kri″ko-thi-rot´ah-me) cricothyrotomy.
cricothyrotomy [kri″ko-thi-rot´ah-me]
in·ter·cri·co·thy·rot·o·my ( n t r-kr k -th-r t -m )n. See cricothyrotomy. |
cricothyrotomy [kri″ko-thi-rot´ah-me]
incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to secure a patent airway for emergency relief of upper airway obstruction. Called also intercricothyrotomy. 
Cricothyrotomy. From Zuidema et al., 1985.
intercricothyrotomy
incision of the larynx through the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx (cricothyroid membrane); inferior laryngotomy.
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