Definition of gavage Gavage
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What does gavage mean?
WordNet
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| gavage - feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat | ||
| forced feeding | ||
| alimentation, feeding the act of supplying food and nourishment | ||
| nasogastric feeding feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach | ||
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Wiktionary 
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gavage
The practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will, especially by mechanical means.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gavage
ga-väzh′, n. a process of fattening poultry by forcing them to swallow food at fixed intervals: (med.) a similar method of forced feeding. [Fr. gaver—gave, the crop of a bird.]
