Term: nasotracheal tube: a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: loss: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: phenylketonuria: a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: nortriptyline: a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: mayapple: North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: heave: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: carpenter's mallet: a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
Broader: endotracheal tube: 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 | Unrelated: geometric progression: (mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term