n.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-( ˌ )tü- ' b ā -sh ə n, -( ˌ )tyü-, -t ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1887
: the introduction of a tube into a hollow organ (as the trachea)
– in · tu · bate \ ' in-( ˌ )tü- ˌ b ā t, -( ˌ )tyü-, -t ə - \ transitive verb
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-( ˌ )tü- ' b ā -sh ə n, -( ˌ )tyü-, -t ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1887
: the introduction of a tube into a hollow organ (as the trachea)
– in · tu · bate \ ' in-( ˌ )tü- ˌ b ā t, -( ˌ )tyü-, -t ə - \ transitive verb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012