Gavage
[guh-vahzh; French ga-vazh] /gəˈvɑʒ; French gaˈvaʒ/
noun
1.
forced feeding, as by a flexible tube and a force pump.
/ˈɡævɑːʒ/
noun
1.
forced feeding by means of a tube inserted into the stomach through the mouth
n.
1889, from French gavage, from gaver “to stuff” (17c.; see gavotte).
gavage ga·vage (gə-väzh’)
n.
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