laryngeal-mask airway

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Anesthesiology A device which rests in the hypopharynx and has an inflatable cuff that surrounds the glottic opening; its proximal end is similar to standard endotracheal tubes, and is used to deliver anesthetic gases for spontaneous or controlled ventilation. See Endotracheal tube.

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