Meaning & use
extubate
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To remove a previously inserted tube from the body, especially a breathing tube from a patient's airway.
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The medical team decided to extubate the patient once he could breathe independently.
Doctors carefully monitor vital signs before they extubate someone recovering from surgery.
A note on using this word
Built from the Latin prefix "ex-" (out) added to "tube," it is the direct medical opposite of "intubate."
Words with a similar meaning
de-tube
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Words with an opposite meaning
intubate
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