Heimlich manoeuvere

Definitions of Heimlich manoeuvere
  1. noun
    an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
    synonyms: Heimlich maneuver
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    type of:
    emergency procedure
    (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
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