Definition of Nasogastric feeding

1. Noun. Feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach.

Generic synonyms: Forced Feeding, Gavage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nasogastric Feeding

naso-
naso-occipital arc
naso-oral
nasoantral
nasobasilar line
nasobregmatic arc
nasobuccal
nasociliary
nasociliary nerve
nasociliary root
nasofacial
nasofrontal
nasofrontal vein
nasogastric
nasogastric feeding (current term)
nasogastric tube
nasojugal fold
nasolachrymal
nasolacrimal
nasolacrimal canal
nasolacrimal duct
nasologic
nasology
nasomandibular fixation

Literary usage of Nasogastric feeding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Surgeon Generals Workshop on Children With HIV Infection And edited by Benjamin K. Silverman, Anthony Waddell (1987)
"Where this goal cannot be achieved by oral feedings, one has to consider nasogastric feeding or intravenous hyper- alimentation. ..."

2. Risk Management and Medical Liability: A Manual for Indian Health Service by Stephen W. Heath (1998)
"... discontinue nasogastric feeding and hydration for a senile, semiconscious 84-year- old nursing home patient who was in failing condition but whose death ..."

3. National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"nasogastric feeding—The administration of nourishment using a plastic tube that stretches from the nose to the stomach. Nasopharyngeal—Pertaining to the ..."

4. Cystic Fibrosis and DNA Tests: Implications of Carrier Screening by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"In severe cases of malnutrition or during acute periods of lung infection, nasogastric feeding or total parenteral nutrition can be necessary. ..."

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