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secure the airway

phrase

C2CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

To ensure a clear, protected passage for breathing, often by inserting a tube.

The anaesthetist arrived to secure the airway before transfer to theatre.

Topic: Emergency 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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