ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("endotracheal tube" is a kind of...):

catheter (a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "endotracheal tube"):

nasotracheal tube (a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen)

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