Associations to the word «Heimlich»

Wiktionary

HEIMLICH, proper noun. A surname​.
HEIMLICH MANEUVER, noun. (emergency medicine) A first aid procedure used to treat choking. The patient is lifted from behind, squeezing their diaphragm to expel air and thereby dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe.
HEIMLICH MANEUVERS, noun. Plural of Heimlich maneuver
HEIMLICH MANOEUVER, noun. Alternative spelling of Heimlich maneuver

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke