gavage
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ga·vage
(gə-väzh') 
n.
Introduction of nutritive material into the stomach by means of a tube.
n.
Introduction of nutritive material into the stomach by means of a tube.
[French, from gaver, to force down the throat, ultimately from Old French gave, throat, from Vulgar Latin *gaba.]
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The process of feeding liquids by tube directly into the stomach.
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gavage
[F.] /ga VAZH/ introduction of material into the stomach by a tube: forced-feeding (as of poultry or infants)
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gastrogavage
IN BRIEF: n. - Feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening.
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the administration of food or other material in liquid formthrough a tube directly into the stomach; forced feeding in this manner.
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