feeding tube
noun
: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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His doctor at the ALS clinic recommended a feeding tube, but Richard refused, unwilling to risk recovery time.
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Her main concern is her daughter’s health; the girl uses a feeding tube, which Linda hopes can be removed soon.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
The woman underwent a colon procedure in April, when the doctor pulled out a surgical feeding tube left in her body from her 1989 procedure, court documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Her daughter, whose face is never seen, is plagued by an unspecified health condition that requires her to use a feeding tube.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Her main concern is her daughter’s health; the girl uses a feeding tube, which Linda hopes can be removed soon.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
The woman underwent a colon procedure in April, when the doctor pulled out a surgical feeding tube left in her body from her 1989 procedure, court documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Her daughter, whose face is never seen, is plagued by an unspecified health condition that requires her to use a feeding tube.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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