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endotracheal

American  
[en-doh-trey-kee-uhl] / ˌɛn doʊˈtreɪ ki əl /

adjective

  1. placed or passing within the trachea.

    an endotracheal tube.


Etymology

Origin of endotracheal

First recorded in 1905–10; endo- + tracheal

Example Sentences

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I spent that night in and out of consciousness, with the endotracheal tube in my throat.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

The Michigan device doesn’t surround babies with fluid, but instead fills only their lungs though an endotracheal tube.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

Anaesthetic nurse Gerry Paclejan said the endotracheal tube was secured loosely to the side of the trolley with a tourniquet.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

They tested monitors and ventilators, and they sorted supplies: bottles of sodium chloride, Foley catheters, endotracheal tubes, disposable stethoscopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2020

I'd been just another Yale medical student and had never really thought of fighting until I got shut out of an endotracheal intubation seminar and signed up for a boxing class instead.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris