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gavage


ga·vage

noun \gə-ˈväzh, gä-\

Definition of GAVAGE

: introduction of material into the stomach by a tube

Origin of GAVAGE

French, from gaver to stuff, force-feed, from Middle French dialect (Picardy) gave gullet, crop
First Known Use: 1889

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