gavagen.
/ɡaˈvɑːʒ/ A method of forcible feeding by the use of a force-pump and a tube passed into the stomach.
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spoonage1586
hand feeding1750
gavage1889
forced feeding1901
force-feeding1909
self-feeding1917
tube-feed1964
tube-feeding1964
1889 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 102/2 Dr. Turnier, of Paris, has advocated the method of gavage in infants prematurely born.
1905 W. Osler Princ. & Pract. Med. (ed. 6) 511 When there is persistent anorexia, gavage may be necessary.
1963 L. Durrell in Holiday Jan. 70/1 In goose country, where the practice of force-feeding geese (gavage) is in operation, there are always a goodly number of casualties.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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