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Word: Extubate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 19th century: from ex- ‘out’ + Latin tuba ‘tube’ + -ate (compare intubate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkstjʊbeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkstjuːbeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
remove a tube from (a person or a body part, especially the trachea after artificial ventilation)
Short Definition:remove tube from
Examples:- we have a policy to try and extubate the patient at the end of surgery
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