tʊˌbeɪt, -tyʊ- verb (used with object), in·tu·bat·ed, in·tu·bat·ing. Medicine/Medical.
1.
to insert a tube into (the larynx or the like).
2.
to treat by inserting a tube, as into the larynx.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) med to insert a tube or cannula into (a hollow organ); cannulate | |
| intu'bation | |
| —n | |
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intubate in·tu·bate (ĭn't&oomacr;-bāt', -ty&oomacr;-)
v. in·tu·bat·ed, in·tu·bat·ing, in·tu·bates
To insert a tube into a hollow organ or body passage.
in'tu·ba'tion n.
in'tu·ba'tion·al adj.
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