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NASOGASTRIC FEEDING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nasogastric feeding mean?
• NASOGASTRIC FEEDING (noun)
The noun NASOGASTRIC FEEDING has 1 sense:
1. feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
Familiarity information: NASOGASTRIC FEEDING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nasogastric feeding" is a kind of...):
forced feeding; gavage (feeding 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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