endotracheal

[ en-doh-trey-kee-uh l ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈtreɪ ki əl /

adjective

placed or passing within the trachea: an endotracheal tube.

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Origin of endotracheal

First recorded in 1905–10; endo- + tracheal

Words nearby endotracheal

endothoracic fascia, endothrix, endotoxemia, endotoxicosis, endotoxin, endotracheal, endotracheal anaesthesia, endotracheal intubation, endotracheal tube, endotrachelitis, endotrophic
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Medical definitions for endotracheal

endotracheal
[ ĕn′də-trā′kē-əl ]

adj.

Within or passing through the trachea.
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