noun
- Plural of gavage; instances or procedures of feeding through a tube inserted into the stomach or esophagus.
Usage: medical/clinical term
verb
- Third-person singular present tense of gavage; to feed (a person or animal) by means of a tube inserted into the stomach or esophagus.
Usage: medical/clinical term
Examples
- The patient received multiple gavages daily while recovering from surgery.
- The nurse gavages the infant through a nasogastric tube.
- Repeated gavages were necessary to ensure adequate nutrition.
- The doctor gavages patients who cannot swallow safely.
- Medical staff monitor all gavages to prevent complications.
- The procedure gavages food directly into the stomach.