nasotracheal tube
- noun
- /ˌneɪzoʊˈtreɪkiəl tuːb/
- Specialized
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tubo nasotraqueal
- The doctor carefully inserted the nasotracheal tube to help the patient breathe during surgery.
Examples
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A 68-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with dysphonia and stridor that rapidly progressed to respiratory distress and necessitated the insertion of a nasotracheal tube.
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Advancement of the nasotracheal tube was documented as difficult despite the use of ephedrine drops, and bleeding was noted from both nares.
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Intraoperatively, the nasotracheal tube developed a leak in the cuff, and this required replacement with an orotracheal tube.
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During nasal intubation, the inferior turbinate is at greater risk of trauma than the middle turbinate because it is closer to the nasotracheal tube.
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After the accident, the paramedics used a nasotracheal tube to clear the patient's airway and provide oxygen.
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To ensure proper ventilation, the anesthesiologist placed a nasotracheal tube before the procedure began.
Synonyms
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A flexible tube placed in the windpipe to keep the airway open and help breathing
Surface Forms
Morphology
nasotracheal + tube
The phrase is compositionally built from 'naso-' (nose) + 'tracheal' (relating to the trachea) and 'tube', so the meaning 'a tube placed through the nose into the trachea' is directly derivable from its parts. It is medical terminology but morphologically transparent and follows cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a learner who knows the constituent morphemes/words would understand it.
Etymology
Nasotracheal tube is a name for a tube put through the nose into the 'windpipe'. The parts naso meaning nose, tracheal meaning 'windpipe', and tube show this literal image, and that is why the phrase means a tube doctors use to give air or keep the 'airway' open.