Meaning Feeding tube
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Feeding tubeSee: Enteral nutrition.
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Feeding tubeA piece of flexible tubing passed through the oral pharynx and into the oesophagus and stomach, through which liquid food is fed. Used to feed patient or in some cases force feeding in case of hunger [..]
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Feeding tubeSmall plastic tube that goes into the nose to the stomach or intestine to give liquid food to a patient who cannot eat or drink.
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Feeding tubeinfants who are not able to feed by mouth may require a small plastic tube into their stomach to feed them that way. Sometimes (especially if it appears that a feeding tube will have to be used for a long time), it may be better to surgically place a small tube directly into the stomach (gastrostomy tube, or "G-tube").
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