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intubation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cannulation, canulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: insertion, introduction, intromission

History

Etymology

Probably coined in 1880–1884 by Joseph O'Dwyer, M.D.; in widespread publication in 1887.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: intubazio — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Catalan: intubació — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Finnish: intubaatio — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • French: tubage — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • French: intubation — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • German: Intubation — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Hindi: नलिका-प्रवेशन (nalikā-praveśan) — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Hindi: इंट्यूबेशन (iṇṭyūbeśan) — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Indonesian: intubasi — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Italian: intubazione — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Luxembourgish: Intubatioun — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Polish: intubacja — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Portuguese: intubação — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Spanish: intubación — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Turkish: entübasyon — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open
  • Vietnamese: sự luồn ống — introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open