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endotracheal tube

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1. n. a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents Source: wordnet

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air aspiration catheter contents deliver inserted maintain mouth mucus nose open order oxygen passage permit prevent stomach suctioning trachea

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endothelines endothelins endothelium endotheloid endothermal

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