MILLER-ABBOTT TUBE


Meaning of MILLER-ABBOTT TUBE in English

ˈmilə(r)ˈabət- noun

Usage: usually capitalized M&A

Etymology: after Thomas Grier Miller b 1886 American physician and William Osler Abbott died 1943 American physician

: a double-lumen balloon-tipped rubber tube used for the purpose of decompression in treating intestinal obstruction

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