The process of feeding liquids by tube directly into the stomach.
Forced feeding, especially through a tube passed into the stomach.
The forced feeding of someone who cannot eat or who refuses to eat.
Artificial feeding of liquid or semiliquid food through a tube, most commonly one extending from the nose to the stomach (nasogastric tube).
Any means used to get an unwilling or incapacitated patient to take in food by mouth, especially via a stomach tube.
Feeding a patient via a tube passed through the nostrils, oropharynx, and esophagus into the stomach or duodenum. The food is typically infused in liquid or semiliquid form at room temperature.
This refers to the process of providing liquid nutrition via a nasogastric tube. This tube is inserted into the stomach through the nose for the purpose of feeding.
“Gavage” is a term that can also be used to refer to the process of hyperalimentation, which is a treatment involving feeding a patient beyond their appetite’s demands.