endotracheal

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adjective

Within, or through the trachea.

“endotracheal tube”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Within, or through the trachea.

    endotracheal tube

    2 more examples

    endotracheal anesthesia

    endotracheal intubation

    Synonyms: ET

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithin, or through the trachea.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  8. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  9. Late Latintrāchīa
  10. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  11. Englishtrachea
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishtracheal
  15. Englishendotracheal

From endo- + tracheal.

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Translations

French endotrachéal
  • endotrachéalwithin or through the trachea
Italian endotracheale
  • endotrachealewithin or through the trachea
Portuguese endotraqueal
  • endotraquealwithin or through the trachea
Spanish endotraqueal
  • endotraquealwithin or through the trachea

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APA

endotracheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endotracheal

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Chicago

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