| awake | 1. To rouse from sleep.; to wake; to awaken. "Where morning's earliest ray . . . Awake her." (Tennyson) "And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish." (Matt. Viii. 25) 2. To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity, or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties. "I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie." (Goldsmith) "It way awake my bounty further." (Shak) "No sunny gleam awakes the trees." (Keble) Origin: Awoke, Awaked; Awaked; (Obs) Awaken, Awoken; . Awaking. The form Awoke is sometimes used as a] [AS. Awaecnan, v. I. (imp. Awc), and awacian, v. I. (imp. Awacode). See Awaken, Wake. Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. "Before whom awake I stood." (Milton) "She still beheld, Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep." (Keats) "He was awake to the danger." (Froude) Origin: From awaken, old p. P. Of awake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| altercursive intubation | Rarely used term for diversion of secretion intermittently to the exterior from its normal destination, e.g., of the bile from the intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aqueductal intubation | Insertion of a tube in the sylvian aqueduct to relieve atresia or narrowing of the aqueduct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blind nasotracheal intubation | Passage of a tracheal tube through the nose and into the trachea without using a laryngoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasotracheal intubation | Tracheal intubation through the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intratracheal intubation | The placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea for the purpose of ventilating the lungs. The physician passes the tube with the aid of a laryngoscope introduced into the mouth and upper airway. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intubation | <procedure> The insertion of a tube into a body canal or hollow organ, as into the trachea or stomach. Origin: L. In = into, tuba = tube (18 Nov 1997) |
| intubation, gastrointestinal | The insertion of a tube into the stomach, intestines, or other portion of the gastrointestinal tract to allow for the passage of food products, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orotracheal intubation | Tracheal intubation through the mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tracheal intubation | Passage of a tube through the nose, mouth, or a tracheotomy into the trachea for maintenance of patency of the airway. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endotracheal intubation | The placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea for the purpose of ventilating the lungs. The physician passes the tube with the aid of a laryngoscope introduced into the mouth and upper airway. (27 Sep 1997) |