intubation

American  

[in-too-bey-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn tʊˈbeɪ ʃən, -tyʊ- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the act or procedure of inserting a tube into the trachea, digestive tract, etc..

   In some situations an emergency intubation may be performed and the patient may be connected to a breathing apparatus.

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Etymology

Origin of intubation

First recorded in 1880–85; intub(ate) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

The stress starts even before the first cut, with intubation - the insertion of a breathing tube into the windpipe.

From BBC

“These intubations served no medical purpose and were in direct contradiction to Mr. Ginn Sr.’s order that no invasive procedures, like intubation, be performed,” the lawsuit said.

From Seattle Times

Also in the shipment: surgical gowns, scalpels, syringes, intubation tubes, firefighting gear, and protective clothing for those involved in excavating bodies from the rubble.

From Seattle Times

My eyes welled as they traced the intubation tube, wires and IVs that draped around my father like Medusa’s snake tresses.

From New York Times

Smith’s daughter required hospitalization and intubation from this respiratory virus, which infects the nose, throat, lungs and breathing passages.

From Scientific American