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INTUBATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intubate mean?
• INTUBATE (verb)
The verb INTUBATE has 1 sense:
1. introduce a cannula or tube into
Familiarity information: INTUBATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it intubates Past simple: intubated
Past participle: intubated
-ing form: intubating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Introduce a cannula or tube into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cannulate; cannulise; cannulize; canulate; intubate
Context example:
Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
Hypernyms (to "intubate" is one way to...):
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
intubation (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)
Context examples
Infants and individuals that are intubated are at highest risk.
(Hypernatremic Dehydration, NCI Thesaurus)
Endotracheal drug administration involves the introduction of the agent directly through the endotracheal tube in an intubated patient.
(Endotracheal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)
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