endotracheal

American  

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

adjective

1. placed or passing within the trachea.

   an endotracheal tube.

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Etymology

Origin of endotracheal

First recorded in 1905–10; endo- + tracheal

Example Sentences

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

The court heard the endotracheal tube, which supports breathing, was positioned behind Miss Hill's head, away from her neck and was fixed to a holder and connected to the ventilator.

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 held her hand while they stuck the endotracheal tube down her throat and then walked with her stretcher to intensive care, feeling alternately guilty and angry.

From Slate • May 10, 2016

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