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gavage

ga·vage

UK/ɡəˈvɑːʒ/ US/ɡæˈvɑːʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Borrowed from French gavage, from gaver (“to stuff or cram”).

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