ETT Common Medical Abbreviation

ETT has various meanings in the Common Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of ETT in Common Medical.

Endotracheal Tube

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A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then down into the trachea. A physician inserts an endotracheal tube under direct vision, with the help of a laryngoscope, in a procedure called endotracheal intubation. The purpose of using an endotracheal tube is to ventilate the lungs.

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