orogastric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; usually with reference to an enteral feeding tube passing through the mouth and into the stomach.

OriginEnglish gastric ← Latin ōs ← Proto-Italic *ōs →
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Meanings

adjectiveorogastric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; usually with reference to an enteral feeding tube passing through the mouth and into the stomach.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s
  2. Proto-Italic*ōs
  3. Latinōs
  4. Englishoro-
  5. Englishgastric
  6. Englishorogastric

From oro- + gastric.

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APA

orogastric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogastric

MLA

“orogastric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogastric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orogastric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogastric.

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