Intubation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intubation \In`tu*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.)
     The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as
     into the larynx in croup.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  intubation
       n : the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
           [syn: {cannulation}, {canulation}, {cannulization}, {cannulisation},
            {canulization}, {canulisation}]