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intubate

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/
Definition of intubate

verb

[with object] Medicine
  • insert a tube into (a person or a body part, especially the trachea for ventilation): it is possible to intubate in-patients undergoing oral surgery in hospital

Derivatives

intubation

Pronunciation: /-ˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from in-2 'into' + Latin tuba 'tube' + -ate3

intubate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of intubate in the US English dictionary