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nasogastric

[ ney-zoh-gas-trik ]
/ ˌneɪ zoʊˈgæs trɪk /
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adjective
of, relating to, or involving the nose and stomach.
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Origin of nasogastric

First recorded in 1955–60; naso- + gastric

Words nearby nasogastric

Naskapi, Naskhi, Nasmyth, naso-, nasofrontal, nasogastric, nasolacrimal, nasolacrimal duct, nasology, nasopharynx, Nass
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British Dictionary definitions for nasogastric

nasogastric
/ (ˌneɪzəʊˈɡæstrɪk) /
adjective
anatomy of or relating to the nose and stomacha nasogastric tube
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