feeding tube

noun

a device used to feed people who cannot eat or swallow, normally in the form of a tube passed through the nose or straight into the abdomen.

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Meanings

nounfeeding tube (plural feeding tubes)

plural feeding tubes

  1. medicinea device used to feed people who cannot eat or swallow, normally in the form of a tube passed through the nose or straight into the abdomen.

Translations

Finnish ruokintaletku, syöttöletku
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French sonde d'alimentation
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German Ernährungssonde
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Polish sonda
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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