thyrocricotomy

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thyrocricotomy /thy·ro·cri·cot·o·my/ (-kri-kot´ah-me) incision of the cricothyroid membrane.

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Surgical division of the cricothyroid membrane.

thyrocricotomy

[-krīkot′əmē]

Etymology: Gk, thyreos, shield, eidos, form, krikos, ring, temnein, to cut

a tracheotomy procedure in which the cricovocal membrane is divided.

thyrocricotomy [thi″ro-kri-kot´ah-me]

incision of the cricothyroid membrane, the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx.

thyrocricotomy

incision of the cricothyroid membrane, the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx.

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