'Intubation' definitions:
Definition of 'intubation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ [syn: cannulation, canulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisation, intubation]
Definition of 'Intubation'
From: GCIDE
- Intubation \In`tu*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup. [1913 Webster]