Synonym for gavage ... 1. Forced feeding by stomach tube. ... Synonym: gastrogavage, gastrostogavage. ... 2. Therapeutic use of a high-potency diet administered by stomach tube. ... Origin: Fr. Gaver, to gorge fowls ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(gas-tros″to-gә-vahzh´) feeding through a gastric fistula.
Type: Term Pronunciation: gas-tros′tō-gă-vahzh′ Synonyms: gavage1