tracheal tugging

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tracheal tugging

1. A downward pull of the trachea symptomatic of aneurysm of the aortic arch.

2. A jerky type of inspiration seen when the intercostal muscles and the sternocostal parts of the diaphragm are paralyzed by deep general anesthesia or by muscle relaxants.

tracheal tugging

Etymology: Gk, tracheia, rough artery; ME, toggen

an effect of an aortic aneurysm in which the trachea is pulled downward with each heart contraction.

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