Nasogastric
Referring to the passage from the nose to the stomach. Abbreviated NG.
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A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach. Abbreviated NG tube. It is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic, and it has bidirectional potential. It can be used to remove the contents of the stomach, including air, to decompress the stomach, or to […]
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- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med.
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- Nat'l Inst. of Child Health and Human Dev.(NICHD)
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- Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is “to support and conduct research and research training (that) strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives.” Immunology figures into this statement presumably because it is the common […]