feeding tube
noun
: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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On her first day of admission, doctors administered hormones to raise her blood pressure and placed a feeding tube.
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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
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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
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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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