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tube, in electronics: see electron tube electron tube, device consisting of a sealed enclosure in which electrons flow between electrodes separated either by a vacuum (in a vacuum tube) or by an ionized gas at low pressure (in a gas tube).
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tube
See CRT and vacuum tube.
tube
1. Anatomy
a. short for Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube
b. any hollow cylindrical structure
2. Botany
a. the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes
b. any other hollow structure in a plant
3. Brit the tube
a. an underground railway system
b. the tunnels through which the railway runs
c. the train itself
d. ™ the London underground railway system
4. Electronics
a. another name for valve
b. See electron tube cathode-ray tube
5. Surfing the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
tube [′tüb]
(biology)
A narrow channel within the body of an animal or plant.
(electronics)
electron tube
(engineering)
A long cylindrical body with a hollow center used especially to convey fluid.
inner tube
(geology)
A passage in a cave having smooth sides and an elliptical to nearly circular cross section.
(ordnance)
The main part of a gun, the cylindrical piece of metal surrounding the bore; tube is frequently used in referring to artillery weapons, and barrel is more frequently used in referring to small arms.
tube
1. A thin-walled pipe.
2.See lamp.
1.(hardware)tube - A CRT terminal. Never used in the mainstream sense of TV; real hackers don't watch TV, except for Loony Toons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Trek Classic, the Simpsons, and the occasional cheesy old swashbuckler movie.
2.(electronics)tube - electron tube.
3.(jargon)tube - (IBM) To send a copy of something to someone else's terminal. "Tube me that note."
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The AP reported that there were more than 1,000 recall notices sent out in the first seven months of this year for devices including tracheal tubes, catheters and prosthetic hips.
A medical problem by Staff / Las Vegas Sun
The most advanced come equipped with auto-adaptive technology, volume- and pressure-control modes, and the ability to delivery ventilation with either a mask or tracheal tube should a patient require a switch to invasive therapy.
Ventilator versatility: what's new in the hospital and at home? by Richardson, Stephanie / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
15) A gum elastic bougie is a 60-cm long tracheal tube introducer that has an external diameter of 5 mm to accommodate tracheal tubes of greater than 6 mm of internal diameter.
Management of the difficult pediatric airway: efficacy of airway ... by Mohyuddin, Nadia; Sulman, Cecillie; Wheeler, Melissa / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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