nasogastric

  1. Adjective.  (medicine) Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
  2. Adjective.  (medicine) ''Specifically'', pertaining to nasogastric intubation, wherein a tube is inserted through the nostril, past the throat, and into the stomach.

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