extubate

extubate
extubate [ek sto͞o′bāt΄, ekstyo͞o′bāt΄]
vt.
extubated, extubatingEX-1 + TUB(E) + -ATE1
to remove a tube from (a part of the body, as an air passage)
extubation
n.

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  • ex- — 1 for 1 [ eks, iks, egz, igz; eks] [ME < OFr or L, akin to Gr ex , exō , ek < IE base * eĝhs, out] prefix 1. a) forth, from, out [extubate] b) beyond [exurb] c) away from, out of [explant] …   English World dictionary

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