feeding tube

noun

: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach

Examples of feeding tube in a Sentence

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On her first day of admission, doctors administered hormones to raise her blood pressure and placed a feeding tube. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 When her condition did not improve after eight years, her husband sought to have her feeding tube removed. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025 Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube was removed on March 18, 2005. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 The causes of death have not yet been determined, though sources told the Post that police believe Lisa may have died from cardiac arrest, while Nazir — who was born prematurely and used a feeding tube — may have starved to death. Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feeding tube

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feeding tube was in 1882

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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

feeding tube

noun
: a flexible tube (as of polyurethane or silicone) passed into the stomach (as by way of the nasal passages or through a surgical opening in the abdominal wall) for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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