- extubated
- v. remove a tube (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
extubated
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extubate — [ek sto͞o′bāt΄, ekstyo͞o′bāt΄] vt. extubated, extubating 〚 EX 1 + TUB(E) + ATE1〛 to remove a tube from (a part of the body, as an air passage) extubation n … Universalium
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