intubation

Noun

in=tu=ba=tion

WORDNET DICTIONARY

intubation(n = noun.act) cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization - the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ; Array

is a kind of insertion, introduction, intromission

Derived form verb intubate₁

intubation, n. [Pref. in- in + tube.].

The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup. [1913 Webster]