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ga⋅vage

  [guh-vahzh; Fr. ga-vazh]
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–noun
forced feeding, as by a flexible tube and a force pump.
Origin:
1885–90; < F, equiv. to gav(er) to stuff (OF (dial.) gave gullet, throat) + -age -age
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ga·vage   (gə-väzh')   
n.  Introduction of nutritive material into the stomach by means of a tube.

[French, from gaver, to force down the throat, ultimately from Old French gave, throat, from Vulgar Latin *gaba.]
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Main Entry: ga·vage
Pronunciation: g&-'väzh, gä-
Function: noun
: introduction of material into the stomach by a tube
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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