feeding tube
noun
: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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The teen soon flips to a news report about the state of the Schiavo case, in which the vegetative woman’s husband is fighting to have her feeding tube removed against the objections of her parents and others who’ve become consumed with the ordeal.
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Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Holt had a feeding tube inserted and a tracheostomy.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
There were significant risks, including the possibility that Odie might never eat normally again and could require a permanent feeding tube.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
Noa attends her family’s Passover Seder for the first time since being put on a feeding tube for a gastrointestinal disorder.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Holt had a feeding tube inserted and a tracheostomy.
—Alexa Ashwell, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
There were significant risks, including the possibility that Odie might never eat normally again and could require a permanent feeding tube.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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