Definition of intubate in English:
intubate
verb ˈɪntjʊbeɪtˈɪnt(j)uˌbeɪt
[with object]Medicine Insert a tube into (a person or a body part, especially the trachea for ventilation)
it is possible to intubate patients undergoing oral surgery in hospital
Example sentencesExamples
- He was intubated and transferred to intensive care, where he was ventilated for 10 days.
- The primary anesthesia care provider intubates the neonate using an appropriately sized oral RAE endotracheal tube.
- But the ethics of teaching a junior doctor how to intubate someone, using a patient who was newly deceased, were different.
- Because of severe dyspnea, he was intubated and given mechanical ventilatory support.
- In the event of failure to intubate the trachea or ventilate the patient's lungs with a bag and mask, insertion of a laryngeal mask airway should be attempted.
Origin
Late 19th century: from in-2 'into' + Latin tuba 'tube' + -ate3.
Definition of intubate in US English:
intubate
verbˈint(y)o͞oˌbātˈɪnt(j)uˌbeɪt
[with object]Medicine Insert a tube into (a person or a body part, especially the trachea for ventilation)
it is possible to intubate patients undergoing oral surgery in the hospital
Example sentencesExamples
- Because of severe dyspnea, he was intubated and given mechanical ventilatory support.
- The primary anesthesia care provider intubates the neonate using an appropriately sized oral RAE endotracheal tube.
- But the ethics of teaching a junior doctor how to intubate someone, using a patient who was newly deceased, were different.
- In the event of failure to intubate the trachea or ventilate the patient's lungs with a bag and mask, insertion of a laryngeal mask airway should be attempted.
- He was intubated and transferred to intensive care, where he was ventilated for 10 days.
Origin
Late 19th century: from in- ‘into’ + Latin tuba ‘tube’ + -ate.