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    GAVAGE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eatplay

    Synonyms:

    forced feeding; gavage

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("gavage" is a kind of...):

    alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gavage"):

    nasogastric feeding (feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach)

    gastrogavage (feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb gavage

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