gavage
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.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
ga·vage
noun \gə-ˈväzh, gä-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of GAVAGE
: introduction of material into the stomach by a tube
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