intubate

verb

intubated; intubating; intubates

transitive + intransitive

: to perform intubation on : to subject to intubation
The anesthesiologist resuscitates and intubates—if necessary—newborns in distress.Joseph J. Neuschatz
… female presented to the ED [emergency department] in a coma 90 minutes after ingesting approximately 8 g of nortriptyline. She was intubated, lavaged, and received activated charcoal.R. Rasmussen and P. E. McKinney
The trachea was intubated … and 100% oxygen was administered …Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh et al.
No one, amid the rush to intubate, had thought to prick the patient's finger and check his blood glucose level …Tony Dajer

Examples of intubate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many have had amputations, and several are intubated, alive thanks to ventilators and other life-support machines. Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 One of the victims, the adult, had a brush with death, and had to be intubated at a hospital, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 He was brought out of the coma on Tuesday but remains heavily sedated and intubated. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 The next day, Nathan was born via emergency c-section, weighing just 14.3 oz — and was immediately intubated and brought to the NICU. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for intubate 

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from intubation

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intubate was in 1889

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Cite this Entry

“Intubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intubate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

intubate

verb
in·​tu·​bate ˈin-(ˌ)t(y)ü-ˌbāt How to pronounce intubate (audio) -tə- How to pronounce intubate (audio)
intubated; intubating; intubates

transitive + intransitive

: to perform intubation on : to subject to intubation
These patients should be intubated regardless of the blood gas results. ABG measurements, however, can assist in the decision to intubate less severely stressed patients.James W. Holcroft et al., Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13th edition
I'm very nervous, because I haven't intubated many children and I'm not sure how big she is or what size endotracheal tube I'll need.Valerie Norton, in Emergency!
No one, amid the rush to intubate, had thought to prick the patient's finger and check his blood glucose level …Tony Dajer, Discover
Twenty consecutive pediatric patients … whose tracheas had been intubated for various causes of respiratory failure, and who had received a CT scan, were included in our study.Kevin R. Bock et al., Chest
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