EXTUBATE

Etymology

Verb

extubate (third-person singular simple present extubates, present participle extubating, simple past and past participle extubated)

(surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Antonyms

• intubate

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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