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gavage definition

ga·vage (gə väz̸h′)

noun

the administration of liquids through a stomach tube, as in forced feeding

Etymology: Fr < gaver, to stuff: see gavotte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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