Giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach, forcing a person to eat more food than desired. ... Synonym: forced alimentation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Definitions: 1. giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach; 2. forcing a person to eat more food than desired. Synonyms: forced alimentation
[n] - feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
gavage noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat