nasogastric
/ˌneɪzoʊˈɡæstrɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving the nose and the stomach, especially describing a tube passed through the nose into the stomach.
- The patient needed a nasogastric tube to receive liquid food.
- Doctors use nasogastric suction to remove stomach contents in an emergency.
- She learned how to insert a nasogastric tube during her nursing training.