gavage

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Noun gavage has 1 sense

forced feeding, gavage - feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
--₁ is a kind of feeding, alimentation
--₁ has particulars: nasogastric feeding; gastrogavage