HyperDic: gastrogavage

English > 1 sense of the word gastrogavage:
NOUNactgastrogavagefeeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening
English > gastrogavage: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningfeeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening.
Broaderforced feeding, gavagefeeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat

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