feeding tube; tube feeding
Medical term for a tube used to deliver nutrition directly into the stomach or intestine; often used in contexts like 経管栄養 (tube feeding).
Tube feeding is performed for patients who cannot eat by mouth.
Insertion of a feeding tube requires a doctor's order.
tube feeding; enteral feeding
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; PTA
Compound of 経 (via, through) and 管 (tube, pipe), literally 'via tube'.