nasogastric

American

[ney-zoh-gas-trik] / ˌneɪ zoʊˈgæs trɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.

nasogastric British

/ ˌneɪzəʊˈɡæstrɪk /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the nose and stomach

a nasogastric tube

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Etymology

Origin of nasogastric

First recorded in 1955–60; naso- + gastric

Example Sentences

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In her view, she told the jury, "air was injected into his nasogastric tube which subsequently caused his initial collapse".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

Ms Butterworth noted Child I's swollen tummy and asked Ms Letby to aspirate her nasogastric feeding tube, which obtained a "fair amount of air" and 2ml of milk.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023

Doctors inserted a nasogastric tube and even considered surgery, but the obstruction was cleared on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Jan. 5, 2022

After arriving at the hospital at 3 a.m., he wrote, he was administered a nasogastric tube, which can be used to drain fluid from the stomach of a patient with an intestinal obstruction.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2022

They won’t smell it, for a start, in a nasogastric tube or colonoscopy.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2020

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