feeding tube

noun

: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach

Examples of feeding tube in a Sentence

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The unknown feeding tube in her body also created other complications that required more surgery, the lawsuit said. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 The body in the bathroom is kept alive with a feeding tube, while the other free is free live their life. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 He’s also had surgeries for a port and feeding tube. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 He was rushed to the center for medical attention, where personnel cleaned his wounds and gave him nutrients through a feeding tube filled with formula and electrolytes, rescuers said. Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feeding tube

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feeding tube was in 1882

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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

feeding tube

noun
: a flexible tube (as of polyurethane or silicone) passed into the stomach (as by way of the nasal passages or through a surgical opening in the abdominal wall) for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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