gavage

[guh-vahzh; Fr. ga-vazh]

ga·vage

[guh-vahzh; Fr. ga-vazh]
noun
forced feeding, as by a flexible tube and a force pump.

Origin:
1885–90; < French, equivalent to gav(er) to stuff (Old French (dial.) gave gullet, throat) + -age -age
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gavage (ˈɡævɑːʒ)
 
n
forced feeding by means of a tube inserted into the stomach through the mouth
 
[C19: from French, from gaver, from Old French (dialect) gave throat]

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gavage ga·vage (gə-väzh')
n.

  1. The introduction of nutritive material into the stomach by means of a tube. Also called gastrogavage.

  2. The therapeutic use of a high-potency diet.

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