Medical Dictionary

stomach tube

noun

Medical Definition of STOMACH TUBE

:  a flexible tube passed into the stomach (as by way of the nasal passages and esophagus or through a surgical opening in the abdominal wall) for introduction of material (as food) or removal of gastric contents

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