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Force-feeding
Practice of feeding a human or animal against their will / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Gavage" redirects here. For the medical procedure in general, see Feeding tube.
Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage (UK: /ˈɡævɑːʒ, ɡæˈvɑːʒ/,[2][3] US: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/,[3][4] French: [ɡavaʒ]) refers to supplying a substance by means of a small plastic feeding tube passed through the nose (nasogastric) or mouth (orogastric) into the stomach.
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