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Noun: intubation
  1. The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
    - cannulation, canulation, cannulization, cannulisation [Brit], canulization, canulisation [Brit]

Derived forms: intubations

See also: intubate

Type of: insertion, introduction, intromission

Encyclopedia: Intubation Intubation, gastrointestinal Intubation, intratracheal