Definition

Noun: * Feeding via a stomach tube: A medical procedure involving the administration of a liquid nutrient solution directly into the stomach. This is done through a tube that has been placed via a surgically created opening in the abdominal wall.

Usage

This is a highly specialized medical term. It is used in clinical, surgical, and nutritional contexts to describe a specific method of enteral feeding (feeding via the gastrointestinal tract). * Due to the patient's inability to swallow, long-term nutrition will be maintained through gastrogavage. * The surgical team performed a gastrogavage to establish a reliable feeding route.

Advanced Usage

• Procedure vs. Device: The term "gastrogavage" primarily refers to the of feeding. The surgically created opening itself is more precisely called a gastrostomy. The tube used is a gastrostomy tube or G-tube.
  • After the gastrostomy was created, the nurse began gastrogavage.

Variants and Related Words

• Gastrostomy (n): The surgical procedure to create an opening (stoma) into the stomach. This is the opening used for gastrogavage.
• Gavage (n): The general act of feeding by a tube. Gastrogavage is a specific type of gavage.
• Enteral feeding (n): The broad category of delivering nutrition directly into the stomach or intestines, which includes gastrogavage.
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) (n): A common endoscopic technique for placing a gastrostomy tube.

Synonyms

• Tube feeding (general term)
• Gastric feeding
• Enteral nutrition (broader category)

Antonyms

• Oral feeding
• Parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract)

Noun

1. feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening