thyrocricotomy /thy·ro·cri·cot·o·my/ (-kri-kot´ah-me) incision of the cricothyroid membrane.
thyrocricotomy
thy·ro·cri·co·to·my (th  r -kr-k t  -m )n. 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
incision of the cricothyroid membrane, the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx.
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