GAVAGE


Meaning of GAVAGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: g ə - ' väzh, gä-

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from gaver to stuff, force-feed, from Middle French dialect (Picardy) gave gullet, crop

Date: 1889

: introduction of material into the stomach by a tube

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