Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of inserting a tube into some orifice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Etymologies

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Probably coined in 1880-1884 by Joseph O'Dwyer, M.D., in widespread publication in 1887.

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Examples

  • "We believe that the technological advances offered by the SealGuard Evac tube could significantly enhance a healthcare provider's ability to address serious complications that occur during long-term intubation with conventional endotracheal tubes," said Roger Mecca,

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  •  A tube (endotracheal tube) is inserted in the patient's nose, mouth or through a trachy tube into the lungs, (this process is called intubation) and is hooked up to the ventilator.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine chinkipora sopore kashmir speaks about endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine chinkipora sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine chinkipora sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

  • Keys are provided to annotate all ACLS interventions such as intubation, drug administration, and associated ECG and other physiological waveform segments.

    Medgadget 2010

  • Dr Bashir ahmed dar associate professor medicine sopore kashmir speaks about the procedure of endotracheal intubation which is a life saving procedure when a person suffers from cardiac arrest. email -- drbashir123@gmail.com

    WN.com - Articles related to Kashmir crisis 2010

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