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intubation

noun/ˌɪntjʊˈbeɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The insertion of a tube into the trachea to secure and maintain a patent airway and permit ventilation.

Difficult intubation was anticipated because of the patient's limited mouth opening and receding mandible.

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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