feeding tube

collocation in English

meaningsoffeedingandtube

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feeding
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈfiː.dɪŋ/
US
an occasion when a baby has something to eat ...
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tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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(Definition offeedingandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Seventeen of the 99 patients were admitted with afeedingtubein place and half received a newfeedingtube.
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Gradually he recovered his ability to speak and to swallow and thefeedingtubewas removed.
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Barriers to limiting the practice offeedingtubeplacement in advanced dementia.
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Biting movements at thefeedingtubeat the comparison test field were not rewarded.
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The risk factors and impact on survival offeedingtubeplacement in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment.
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He repeatedly complained that he had been unfairly kept alive with thefeedingtubeinstead of being allowed to die.
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This suspension was introduced into the stomach of unsedated eels, using afeedingtube(diameter 1.5 mm, length 12 cm).
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Alternatively a decision to never start afeedingtubemay be perceived as allowing a natural death.
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Clinical and organizational factors associated withfeedingtubeuse among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment.
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In a strict sense, there is nothing passive about removing a surgically implantedfeedingtubeor extubating a patient undergoing mechanical ventilation.
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Acutely a decision was made for him to put in afeedingtubeto keep him alive and determine how much recovery he would achieve.
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Pupation takes place within thefeedingtube.
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Thefeedingtubeis made of loosely spun silk.
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Afeedingtubeis often necessary to maintain adequate nutrition.
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This tube is called a nasogastric or nasoenteralfeedingtube.
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The "hypostome" is the singlefeedingtubewhich also anchors the tick by its reverse barbs.
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He can not speak because of a ventilator and receives his food through afeedingtube.
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Administration methods directly into the stomach include those by gastricfeedingtubeor gastrostomy.
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Extreme difficulty in swallowing may result in the insertion of a gastrointestinalfeedingtube.
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While feeding there can be seen afeedingtubewith sharp teeth for penetration.
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He was fed through a gastricfeedingtubeand respirated by a ventilator.
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Another type of life support that presents ethical arguments is the placement of afeedingtube.
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They may require afeedingtubeto supplement nourishment if they are not growing enough.
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She is soon caught, and the doctor decides to connect her to afeedingtube.
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Afeedingtubeinserted through the mouth or gastrostomy may be necessary if swallowing is impaired.
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