intubateverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈɪn.tʃuː.beɪt//ˈɪn.tuː.beɪt/specializedto put a tube into a hollow organ or tube-shaped structure in the body in order to keep it open, remove liquid for testing, or give a drug:
Doctors had to intubate to help her breathe.
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