endotracheal
adjective
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Definition of endotracheal
1
: placed within the trachea
an endotracheal tube
2
: applied or effected through the trachea
Examples of endotracheal in a Sentence
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The endotracheal tube going into her mouth scraped her vocal chords, causing irreparable damage. — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, "Meet the Woman Who Uses Alternative Medicine and Gemstone Facials to Treat Patients," 19 Oct. 2018 His tongue tried to push out the endotracheal tube snaked down his throat. — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, "San Francisco is throwing out 40 years of marijuana convictions: report," 1 Feb. 2018 Peck's actions - including applying a tourniquet, placing an endotracheal tube, and performing artificial respirations and CPR - were directly responsible for saving Stacy's life. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "Trump State of the Union guests: ICE agent, Marine, Cajun Navy founder will sit with First Lady," 29 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'endotracheal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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endotracheal
adjective
en路do路tra路che路al
| \ -藞tr膩-k膿-蓹l
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Medical Definition of endotracheal
1
: placed within the trachea
2
: applied or effected through the trachea
endotracheal anesthesia endotracheal intubation