feeding tube
noun
: a flexible tube passed into the stomach for introducing fluids and liquid food into the stomach
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The former nurse aide falsely claimed that Gypsy Rose suffered from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and more, and had her daughter confined to a wheelchair with a feeding tube.
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Fowler, 24 and a University of Cincinnati student at the time, remains in a wheelchair with a feeding tube for nutrition, the lawsuit said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
When Gypsy was 8 years old, her mother had a feeding tube inserted into her abdomen, which had to be re-inserted every six months.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 9 June 2024
Her husband sought to remove her feeding tube, saying that would have been Schiavo's wish, while others, including her parents and Florida's then-Gov. Jeb Bush, fought to keep her alive.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
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Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Fowler, 24 and a University of Cincinnati student at the time, remains in a wheelchair with a feeding tube for nutrition, the lawsuit said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
When Gypsy was 8 years old, her mother had a feeding tube inserted into her abdomen, which had to be re-inserted every six months.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 9 June 2024
Her husband sought to remove her feeding tube, saying that would have been Schiavo's wish, while others, including her parents and Florida's then-Gov. Jeb Bush, fought to keep her alive.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
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“Feeding tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeding%20tube. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024.
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