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in⋅tu⋅bate

  [in-too-beyt, -tyoo-]
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–verb (used with object), -bat⋅ed, -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.
Origin:
1605–15; in- 2 + tubate

Related forms:
in⋅tu⋅ba⋅tion, noun
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in·tu·bate   (ĭn'tōō-bāt', -tyōō-)   
tr.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., in'tu·ba'tion·al·ly adv.
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Main Entry: in·tu·bate
Pronunciation: 'in-(")t(y)ü-"bAt, -t&-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -bat·ed;-bat·ing
: to perform intubation on intubated with a cuffed endotracheal tube —A. M. Siegler>
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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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