feeding tube

n.

A flexible tube that is inserted through the pharynx and into the esophagus and stomach and through which liquid food is passed.

Words nearby feeding tube

fumage, fumarase, fumarate, fumariaceous, fumaric, feeding tube, fumarole, fumatorium, fumatory, fumble, fume

Example sentences from the Web for feeding tube

  • When in the gullet and beyond the fingers, it may be pushed into the stomach by a feeding-tube.

    How to Care for the Insane |William D. Granger

  • The street was like a feeding-tube through which nourishment was continually being drawn into the city.

    Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo