Nutrients, either a special liquid formula or pureed food, are delivered to a patient through a tube directly into the gastrointestinal tract, usually into the stomach or small intestine.
The medical term for feeding through a naso-gastric tube into the stomach is "nasogastric feeding" or "enteral feeding." This method is often used when a patient is unable to eat or drink normally.
The medical term for surgical placement of a feeding tube from the exterior of the body into the stomach is "gastrostomy."
A nasogastric tube is placed through the nose and into the stomach.Nasogastric intubation
Catheterization is the medical term meaning insertion of a tube into a duct or cavity.
The medical term for the inner diameter of a tube is "lumen."
salpingian
Hematosalpinx is the term meaning blood in the fallopian tubes.
Urethra
salpingectomy
thoracostomy or CTI
Cardiac catheterization si the medical term meaning passing a tube through a vessel into the heart.
salpingostomy