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''nasogastric'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260125123911-00-⌔
nasogastric - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Adjective
nasogastric (not comparable)
- (medicine) Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
- ✤ Hypernym: aerodigestive
- (medicine, usually and more specifically) Pertaining to nasogastric intubation, wherein a tube is inserted through the nostril, past the throat, and into the stomach.
- ✤ Synonym: NG (initialism)
Etymology
From naso- + gastric.
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