feeding tube
noun
: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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Sun lives with sensory problems, leg and foot pain, and eating challenges that required a feeding tube during infancy.
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TIME, 16 May 2024
The authorities force-fed her through a feeding tube, her lawyers said.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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TIME, 16 May 2024
The authorities force-fed her through a feeding tube, her lawyers said.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for feeding tube
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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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