intubation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

intubation
    n 1: the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
         [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization},
         {cannulisation}, {canulization}, {canulisation},
         {intubation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Intubation \In`tu*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.)
   The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as
   into the larynx in croup.
   [1913 Webster]

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