intubation

noun

UK /ˌɪn.tjʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/

US /ˌɪn.tuˈbeɪ.ʃən/

Intubation is when a doctor puts a small tube into a person's throat to help them breathe.

The patient needed intubation after the accident so the machine could breathe for him.

SYNONYMS

tube insertion airway placement endotracheal procedure breathing tube placement

RELATED WORDS

ventilator anesthesia airway trachea respiration

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The insertion of a tube into any hollow organ or body passage for medical treatment.

Doctors performed intubation of the stomach to remove the blockage.

3. In botany, the formation of tubes or tube-like structures in plant tissue.

Intubation of the plant's vessels helps water travel upward.

4. The process of inserting a tube into a container or device in laboratory work.

Careful intubation of the sample tube prevented contamination.