Look up: Nasogastric Tube

1. Nasogastric tube
   A tube inserted through the nostril, down the throat and into the stomach. It is used to drain off stomach contents or to deliver food to the stomach.
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2. Nasogastric Tube
   Tube which is put down the nose into the stomach. Can be used to drain the stomach, or for tube feeding.
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3. Nasogastric tube
   a thin, plastic tube that is inserted through the nose, down the oesophagus, and into the stomach; used to drain, wash, or take samples from the stomach, or to feed very sick patients who cannot eat
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4. Nasogastric tube
   Nasogastric tube: A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach. Abbreviated NG tube. It is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic, and it has bidirectional potential. It can be used to remove the contents of the stomach, including air, to ...
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5. nasogastric tube
   <equipment> A flexible plastic tube that is introduced through the nostril to the nasopharynx and advanced to the stomach. ... This may be performed for diagnostic purposes (looking for bleeding), decontamination (overdose) or therapeutics (removing gastrointestinal material in the face of an intestinal blockage). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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6. nasogastric tube
   (NG tube) (na″zo-gas´trik) a flexible tube of plastic or rubber that is inserted through a nostril and into the stomach for tube feeding with liquid foods, or instilling of other substances such as medications; it can also be used for relief of pressure from gas or undigested food in the sto...
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7. Nasogastric Tube
   A small tube that is inserted through the nose, extending through the esophagus, and into the stomach. The tube ismade of rubber or plastic and is used to remove air from the stomach, administer medication or give food. Synonym(s): NG Tube
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8. nasogastric tube
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. a flexible tube passed through the nose and into the gastric pouch to decompress the stomach.
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9. nasogastric tube
   A tube that is inserted through the nose, down the throat and esophagus, and into the stomach. It can be used to give drugs, liquids, and liquid food, or used to remove substances from the stomach. Giving food through a nasogastric tube is a type of enteral nutrition. Also called gastric feeding tube and NG tube.
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