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endotracheal tube
noun(endotracheal tube)
a small usually plastic tube inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose to maintain an unobstructed passageway especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs —called also breathing tube
endotracheal tube
noun(endotracheal tube)
a tubular anatomical part (such as a trachea or bronchial tube) through which air passes into or out of the body of an air-breathing vertebrate
endotracheal tube
noun(endotracheal tube)
a tube inserted into the trachea especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs : endotracheal tube —called also endotracheal tube

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