HyperDic: gavage

English > 1 sense of the word gavage:
NOUNactgavage, forced feedingfeeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
English > gavage: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningfeeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat.
Synonymforced feeding
Narrowergastrogavagefeeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening
nasogastric feedingfeeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
Broaderfeeding, alimentationThe act of supplying food and nourishment

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