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Definition of Gavages
1. gavage [n] - See also: gavage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gavages
Literary usage of Gavages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"When the "gavages" arc in excess, a very curious phenomenon arises, the child
rapidly grows in volume and weight, but this is due to a considerable oedema ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1855)
"It is all freedom and liberty, he eays. I don't understand what freedom means,
I suppose. Sylvo, I tell you you are not to bring any gavages hero. ..."
3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"As a final admonition I would urge that in severe cases at least three gavages
be performed after the patient is considered well out of the critical state, ..."
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