extubation

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noun

The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.

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Meanings

nounextubation (countable and uncountable, plural extubations)

plural extubations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe removal of a tube inserted by intubation.

Origin

From ex- + tube + -ation or extubate + -ion.

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APA

extubation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubation

MLA

“extubation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extubation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extubation.

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