endotracheal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of endotracheal
Example Sentences
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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
They also employ endotracheal tubes, which protect the airways from the aspiration of stomach contents.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2017
The company’s history traces back to the 1990s, when Sakezles, a graduate student at University of Florida, set out to evaluate a new endotracheal tube his lab had designed.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 16, 2015
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
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