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adj
Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aerodigestive
adj
Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
Pertaining to nasogastric intubation, wherein a tube is inserted through the nostril, past the throat, and into the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: usually and more specifically
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: NG
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aerodigestive
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh2sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English gastric English nasogastric From naso- + gastric.
