HyperDic: heimlich_manoeuvere

English > 1 sense of the expression Heimlich manoeuvere:
NOUNactHeimlich manoeuvere, Heimlich maneuveran emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
English > Heimlich manoeuvere: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea.
SynonymHeimlich maneuver
Broaderemergency procedure(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

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