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extubate

extubate verb: to remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Verb

extubate (third-person singular simple present extubates, present participle extubating, simple past and past participle extubated)

  1. To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

Antonyms of extubate

Forms of extubate

third-person singular presentextubates
present participleextubating
past participleextubated
pastextubated

Origin of extubate

From ex- + tube + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about extubate

What does extubate mean?
Extubate means to remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.
What part of speech is extubate?
Extubate is a verb.
What is the past tense of extubate?
The past tense of extubate is extubated.

Words near extubate in the dictionary

  1. extrusome
  2. extrusomes
  3. extrusory
  4. extry
  5. exts.
  6. extubate
  7. extubated
  8. extubates
  9. extubating
  10. extubation
  11. extubations

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