sniffing position
nounEtymology So named as the person appears to be sniffing the morning breeze.
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Medicine, Sciences A combination of atlantooccipital extension and neck flexion, considered optimal for direct laryngoscopy.
noun
Etymology So named as the person appears to be sniffing the morning breeze.
Medicine, Sciences A combination of atlantooccipital extension and neck flexion, considered optimal for direct laryngoscopy.
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