extubate
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extubate — [ek sto͞o′bāt΄, ekstyo͞o′bāt΄] vt. extubated, extubating [ EX 1 + TUB(E) + ATE1] to remove a tube from (a part of the body, as an air passage) extubation n … English World dictionary
Extubate — To remove a tube from a hollow organ or passageway, often from the airway. The opposite of extubate is intubate. * * * To remove a tube. * * * ex·tu·bate (eks tooґbāt) [ex + L. tuba tube] to remove a tube from … Medical dictionary
extubate — verb To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway See Also: intubate … Wiktionary
extubate — v. remove a tube (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
extubate — ex·tu·bate … English syllables
extubate — /ˈɛkstjubeɪt/ (say ekstyoohbayt) verb (i) (extubated, extubating) Medicine to remove ventilation tubes from a patient. –extubation, noun …
extubate — … Useful english dictionary
Intubate — To put a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of intubate is extubate. * * * To insert a tube. * * * in·tu·bate in (.)t(y)ü .bāt, tə vt, bat·ed; bat·ing to perform intubation on <the trachea is intubated… … Medical dictionary
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
extubation — noun see extubate … Useful english dictionary
