extubating

Variant of extubate

extubate definition

ex·tu·bate (ek sto̵̅o̅′bāt′, -styo̵̅o̅′-)

transitive verb extubated -·bat′·ed, extubating -·bat′·ing

to remove a tube from (a part of the body, as an air passage)

Etymology: ex- + tub(e) + -ate

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