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extubation

noun/ˌɛkstjʊˈbeɪʃən/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The removal of a tracheal tube once the patient can maintain and protect their own airway.

Extubation was deferred until the patient demonstrated a sustained head-lift and adequate tidal volumes.

Topic: Anaesthesia in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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