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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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William stayed in hospital for two weeks, when he was discharged with a nasogastric tube, but became unwell overnight on 11 September and had been sick.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

"I think the explanation for sudden collapse was excess injection of air into the nasogastric tube," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

Doctors had inserted a nasogastric tube rightafter his hospitalization.

From Reuters • Jan. 4, 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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