According to the following Emergency Department excerpt, "The patient was intubated with an endotracheal tube foracute respiratory distress. A CXR verified correct placement in her trachea." What is the correct breakdown and translation of the term endotracheal?
A) endo (inside) + trache (trachea) + al (condition) = condition inside the trachea
B) endo (inside) + trache (trachea) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to inside the trachea
C) endo (outside) + trache (trachea) + al (condition) = condition outside the trachea
D) endo (outside) + trache (trachea) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to outside the trachea
E) endo (through) + trache (trachea) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to through the trachea
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