Synonym for cricothyrotomy ... <procedure> Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. ... Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. ... Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. T...
(in″tәr-kri″ko-thi-rot´o-me) cricothyrotomy.
Type: Term Pronunciation: in′tĕr-krī′kō-thī-rot′ŏ-mē Synonyms: cricothyrotomy
intercricothyrotomy Surgical incision of the larynx through the lower part of the fibroelastic membrane of the larynx (cricothyroid membrane); inferior laryngotomy.