breathing tube
noun
plural breathing tubes
1
medical
: a usually small plastic tube inserted (as through the nose or mouth) into the trachea especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs
… tracheostomy, a complication-prone and cosmetically undesirable insertion of a breathing tube through the neck.—
John Grossmann
John Grossmann
especially
: endotracheal tube
… her life is sustained by a breathing tube that hospital authorities are unwilling to disconnect. —Judy Flander
Judy Flander Eventually, anesthesia was called to insert a breathing tube and Mrs. M was placed on a ventilator because she could not breathe adequately on her own. —Kiran Gupta
Kiran Gupta 2
: a tubular anatomical part through which air passes into or out of the body: such as
a
: a trachea or bronchial tube of an air-breathing vertebrate
… immediate help would be available to any student suffering anaphylaxis, the severe allergic reaction that can close off breathing tubes and send the body into shock.—Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah
Noreen S. Ahmed-UllahBronchiectasis is abnormal dilation of the bronchi, the breathing tubes of the lungs.—Paul G. Donohue
Paul G. Donohue
b
: one of the air-conveying tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many other arthropods : trachea sense 3
… tracheal mites, even tinier parasites, which attack bees' breathing tubes …—Elizabeth Kolbert
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Patrick had to be checked for a brain bleed and had a breathing tube put in, but the fact that more time wasn’t needed for CPR was a good thing, said Dr. Amged Abdelaziz, an interventional cardiologist who had been on-call that weekend for the DMC.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
The protocol in Alabama calls for an inmate to be strapped to a gurney and fitted with a mask and a breathing tube.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
But with no paramedic on the squad, there is no one certified to insert an IV or place a breathing tube.
—Tim Evans, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
The former nurse was accused of dislodging a breathing tube that was attached to Baby K shortly after her birth at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England, the BBC reported.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
The protocol in Alabama calls for an inmate to be strapped to a gurney and fitted with a mask and a breathing tube.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
But with no paramedic on the squad, there is no one certified to insert an IV or place a breathing tube.
—Tim Evans, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
The former nurse was accused of dislodging a breathing tube that was attached to Baby K shortly after her birth at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England, the BBC reported.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
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breathing tube
noun1
: a tubular anatomical part (as a trachea or bronchial tube) through which air passes into or out of the body of an air-breathing vertebrate
… immediate help would be available to any student suffering anaphylaxis, the severe allergic reaction that can close off breathing tubes and send the body into shock.—Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, The Chicago Tribune
Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, The Chicago TribuneBronchiectasis is abnormal dilation of the bronchi, the breathing tubes of the lungs.—Paul G. Donohue, The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union News
Paul G. Donohue, The Springfield (Massachusetts) Union News2
: a usually small plastic tube inserted (as through the nose or mouth) into the trachea especially to deliver oxygen or anesthesia to the lungs
… tracheostomy, a complication-prone and cosmetically undesirable insertion of a breathing tube through the neck.—John Grossmann, Science 84
John Grossmann, Science 84
especially
: endotracheal tube
Eventually, anesthesia was called to insert a breathing tube and Mrs. M was placed on a ventilator because she could not breathe adequately on her own. —Kiran Gupta, The Boston Globe
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