gavage
(gæˈvɑːʒ)
[Fr.]
A method of forcible feeding by the use of a force-pump and a tube passed into the stomach.
| 1889 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 102/2 Dr. Turnier, of Paris, has advocated the method of gavage in infants prematurely born. 1905 Osler Princ. 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. |