INTUBATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Synonyms:

cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulation; canulisation; canulization; intubation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("intubation" is a kind of...):

insertion; introduction; intromission (the act of putting one thing into another)

Derivation:

intubate (introduce a cannula or tube into)

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