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gastrogavage vs gavage

gavage vs gastrogavage

gastrogavage and gavage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gastrogavage Yes No No No
gavage Yes No No No
As nouns, gavage is a hypernym of gastrogavage; that is, gavage is a word with a broader meaning than gastrogavage:
  • gastrogavage: feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening
  • gavage: feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
Other hypernyms of gastrogavage include forced feeding.
gastrogavage (noun) gavage (noun)
feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
Difference between gastrogavage and gavage

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