Ewald tube

noun

An orogastric tube used to pump the stomach.

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Meanings

nounEwald tube (plural Ewald tubes)

plural Ewald tubes

  1. An orogastric tube used to pump the stomach.

Origin

Named after the German gastroenterologist Carl Anton Ewald.

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APA

Ewald tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewald%20tube

MLA

“Ewald tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewald%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ewald tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ewald%20tube.

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