breathing tube
nounDefinition of breathing tube
: a tube inserted (as through the nose or mouth) into the trachea to maintain an unobstructed passageway especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs
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The league organizes baseball games for children with special needs, giving kids with wheelchairs, breathing tubes and other medical conditions the ability to be part of a team. — Carina Julig, The Denver Post, "Baseball league for Denver-area kids with special needs robbed of gear, PA system — even its defibrillator," 9 Aug. 2019 But shortly after, doctors hooked her up to IVs and breathing tubes. — Kelly Ragan, USA TODAY, "Colorado mom finally gets to hold baby girl after she was born prematurely at 1 pound," 28 June 2018 Full-face masks, which look like wearable portals with breathing tubes poking out from the forehead, are now popping up everywhere. — Sara Clemence, WSJ, "Are Full-Face Snorkels Actually Better than Traditional Masks?," 8 June 2018 The Spring 2001 show, titled Voss, featured a curvy nude woman with a breathing tube attached to her face and moths fluttering around her body, inspired by Joel-Peter Witkin’s 1983 photograph Sanitarium. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "The New Alexander McQueen Doc Evokes the Eye-Welling, Spine-Tingling Emotion of His Most Memorable Shows," 20 Apr. 2018 Respiratory failure did occur in two of the three most recent cases in San Diego and, in both cases, breathing tubes were necessary to keep the patients alive. — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Wound botulism hospitalizes three black tar heroin users," 10 Apr. 2018 But shortly after, doctors hooked her up to IVs and breathing tubes. — Kelly Ragan, USA TODAY, "Colorado mom finally gets to hold baby girl after she was born prematurely at 1 pound," 28 June 2018 Full-face masks, which look like wearable portals with breathing tubes poking out from the forehead, are now popping up everywhere. — Sara Clemence, WSJ, "Are Full-Face Snorkels Actually Better than Traditional Masks?," 8 June 2018 The Spring 2001 show, titled Voss, featured a curvy nude woman with a breathing tube attached to her face and moths fluttering around her body, inspired by Joel-Peter Witkin’s 1983 photograph Sanitarium. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "The New Alexander McQueen Doc Evokes the Eye-Welling, Spine-Tingling Emotion of His Most Memorable Shows," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breathing tube.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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