nasogastric

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From naso- +‎ gastric.

Adjective

[edit]

nasogastric (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
    Hypernym: aerodigestive
    1. (medicine, usually and more specifically) Pertaining to nasogastric intubation, wherein a tube is inserted through the nostril, past the throat, and into the stomach.
      Synonym: NG (initialism)

Coordinate terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=nasogastric&oldid=78843920"