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 Definitions of heimlich maneuver  [ˈhaɪm lɪk]  

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Definition of 'heimlich maneuver' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Heimlich maneuver
an emergency procedure to aid a person choking on food or some other object by applying sudden pressure with an inward and upward thrust of the fist to the upper abdomen to force the obstruction from the windpipe.

Etymology:  (1970–75; after Henry J. Heimlich (b. 1920), U.S. physician who devised it)

Definition of 'heimlich maneuver' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvere
an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea

'heimlich maneuver' - Nearby Entries  

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