sniffing position
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So named as the person appears to be “sniffing the morning breeze”.
Noun[edit]
sniffing position (plural sniffing positions)
- (medicine) A combination of atlantooccipital extension and neck flexion, considered optimal for direct laryngoscopy.
- Synonym: sniffing-the-morning-air position