endotracheal tube
1
4.8
- noun
- /ˌɛndoʊˈtreɪkiəl tuːb/
- Specialized
:
tubo endotraqueal
- The doctor inserted the endotracheal tube to ensure the patient could breathe during surgery.
- endotracheal tube equipped
In order to do that, you have to use an this tube, which is an endotracheal tube.
- In order to do that, you have to use an this tube, which is an endotracheal tube.
Examples
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Bacterial accumulation on endotracheal tubes in intensive care units has been documented since the 1970s.
Academic text (2003) -
An endotracheal tube and nasogastric tube were immediately inserted under direct vision.
Academic text (2008) -
We connect his endotracheal tube to the breathing machine.
Fiction book (1994) -
No air leak was obtained around the endotracheal tube at up to 40 cm of water.
Academic text (1995) -
The procedure is performed under general anesthesia with a small endotracheal tube.
Academic text (2010) -
We disconnect the ventilator and pull out his endotracheal tube.
Fiction book (1994) -
Meanwhile, one of the technicians continues to ventilate him through the endotracheal tube with an AMBU bag.
Fiction book (1994) -
Lidocaine sprayed down the endotracheal tube is effective in blunting the reflexes.
Academic text (2007) -
Immediate endotracheal intubation was determined to be necessary and was achieved uneventfully with a 3.5-mm endotracheal tube.
Academic text (2008) -
The buildup of gram-negative biofilms on endotracheal tubes has been correlated with nosocomial pneumonia, which is presumably spread mechanically during suctioning.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
A tube inserted through the nose into the windpipe to help a person breathe
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
8.9
- Specialized
3
9.1
- Specialized
1
4.8
15
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'endotracheal' (pertaining to the inside of the trachea) combined with 'tube' (a hollow cylinder) clearly yields a tube placed in the trachea to maintain an airway. Although medical/technical, the formation is literal and mirrors equivalent constructions in other languages, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Endotracheal tube comes from parts: endo- 'inside', tracheal 'windpipe', and tube. This creates the image of a tube placed inside the windpipe to keep the airway open, so the term means the tube doctors put into a patient's trachea to help them breathe.