sniffing position

English

Etymology

So named as the person appears to be “sniffing the morning breeze”.

Noun

sniffing position (plural sniffing positions)

  1. (medicine) A combination of atlantooccipital extension and neck flexion, considered optimal for direct laryngoscopy.
    Synonym: sniffing-the-morning-air position
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