# Sellick manoeuvre

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A technique used to reduce the risk of regurgitation by applying pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the neck, thus occluding the esophagus which passes directly behind it.

## Etymology
Described by British anesthesiologist Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996).

## Source
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