intubation

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Noun

intubation

1. (medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

Synonyms

• (introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open) entubation

Related terms

• intubate
• tubage

Translations

• French: tubage, intubation
• German: Intubation
• Italian: intubazione
• Spanish: intubación

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