kanüüli, kateetri või toru viimine õõnesorganitesse, veresoontesse või kanalitesse, toru viimine õõnsasse elundisse, hrl. trahheasse (hingamise säilitamiseks), insertion of a tubular device into a canal, hollow organ, or cavity; specifically, passage of an orotracheal or nasotracheal tube for anesthesia or for control of pulmonary ventilation, the insertion of a tube into a patient's body, especially that of an artificial ventilation tube into the trachea