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  • 41Tube, NG — An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. An NG tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 42tube*/ — [tjuːb] noun 1) [C] a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube.[/ex] 2) [C] a long narrow plastic or metal container that you squeeze in order to push out the soft substance… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 43tūbė — sf. (1) DŽ, NdŽ, LTEXI444, tubė Rtr, KŽ bot. bervidinių šeimos aukštas, lapuotas, gausiai plaukuotas vaistinis, dažinis laukinis ir dekoratyvinis augalas geltonais žiedais (Verbascum): Gauruotoji tūbė (V. phlomoides) LBŽ. Šakotoji tūbė (V.… …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 44tube — nm., verre de lampe à pétrole, de falot, cheminée : tubo (Cordon, Saxel), R.2 fr. < l. tubus <tuyau> => Touvière ; vairo (Albanais.001). A1) tube (petit récipient en forme de tuyau, tube de comprimés ; en métal, verre ou plastique… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 45Tube P.M. — Photomultiplicateur Pour les articles homonymes, voir PM. Le photomultiplicateur (PM) est un dispositif permettant la détection de photons. Il se présente sous la forme d un tube électronique. Sous l’action de la lumière, des électrons sont… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 46tube — [17] The ultimate origins of tube are unclear. It comes, probably via French tube, from Latin tubus ‘tube’. This was closely related to tuba ‘war trumpet’, source of English tuba [19], but what their joint ancestor might be is not known. =>… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47tube — I n A place from which there is no return. All her efforts to get into a good college went down the tube(s). 1960s II n Television, TV. I spent all day watching the tube yesterday. 1950s III n The telephone. I ll give you a ring on the tube when… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 48tube — n 1. the Tube the London Underground rail way system, from the tubular construc tion of the tunnels. This nickname dates from the turn of the 20th century. 2. the hollow formed by a breaking wave. A surfer s term from which the term of… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 49tube — tūbelė statusas Aprobuotas sritis talpyklės, uždoriai, vartojimo įtaisai apibrėžtis Lanksti daugiadozė puskietės farmacinės formos vaistinių preparatų talpyklė, kurios turinys išspaudžiamas per antgalį. atitikmenys: angl. tube vok. tube pranc.… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 50Tube — die Tube, n (Aufbaustufe) länglicher Behälter mit Schraubverschluss für pastenartige Substanzen Beispiele: Er hat die Salbe aus der Tube herausgedrückt. Sie hat bereits eine ganze Tube Handcreme verbraucht …

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