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intubar

intubate

Definition & meaning

Intubar means to insert a tube into a person’s body, especially into the windpipe to help them breathe or to connect them to a ventilator. It can also mean inserting a tube into another passage or structure.

Grammar & Word origin

Intubar is a regular Spanish verb ending in -ar. It is usually used transitively: someone intubates a patient or a body passage.

The word is formed from in- (suggesting movement into or placement within) and tubo (“tube”), plus the verb-forming ending -ar.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Entubar is a close synonym and can refer broadly to putting something into a tube or fitting something with a tube. In medical contexts, it is also used for intubating a patient.
  • Canular means to insert a cannula or tube, typically into a vessel or body passage; it is more specific to that procedure.
  • Extubar is an antonym: it means to remove a tube, especially from a patient’s airway.

Common phrases & collocations

  • intubar a un paciente — to intubate a patient
  • intubar la tráquea — to intubate the windpipe
  • intubar a alguien por vía oral — to intubate someone through the mouth

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Examples

El médico va a intubar al paciente.verb

The doctor is going to intubate the patient.

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