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gastrogavage

gastrogavage

9.9
A way of feeding by putting liquid food directly into the stomach through a tube in the body
  • noun
  • /ˌɡæstroʊˈɡævɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gastrogavagem
  • Because of severe swallowing difficulties, gastrogavage was necessary for her continued care.

Examples

  • The medical team monitored the patient closely during gastrogavage to prevent any complications.

  • The doctor recommended gastrogavage for patients unable to eat.

  • After the surgery, the doctor prescribed gastrogavage to ensure the patient received adequate nutrition.

  • After the surgery, the patient required gastrogavage for nutrition.

  • After the surgery, the doctor prescribed gastrogavage to ensure the patient received adequate nutrition.

  • Because of severe swallowing difficulties, gastrogavage was necessary for her continued care.

  • The medical team monitored the patient closely during gastrogavage to prevent any complications.

Synonyms

gavage
vsgastrogavage
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Feeding a person or animal with liquid food through a tube into the stomach

uses a tube placed through a surgical opening into the stomach
forced feeding
vsgastrogavage
  • Offensive
6.3

Giving food and liquid through a tube to a person who cannot or refuses to eat

is medical nutrition through a surgical stomach opening and can be voluntary

How Invasive

total parenteral nutrition
  • Specialized
4.9
gastrogavage
  • Specialized
9.9
nasogastric feeding
  • Specialized
4.9
eating
244 1.0

Surface Forms

gastrogavage singular
gastrogavages plural

Morphology

gastrogavage = gavage (transparent) = gastro + gavage

A straightforward medical formation: 'gastro-' (stomach) + 'gavage' (force-feeding) yields 'feeding into the stomach', so the meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Gastrogavage combines gastro- meaning 'stomach' (as in gastric) with gavage, a French word meaning 'to force-feed' that was once used for feeding geese, so the image is of food going straight to the stomach; therefore gastrogavage names the medical process of giving nutrition directly into the stomach through a tube.