- forced feeding
- forcible feeding the administration of food by force to those who cannot or will not receive it.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
forced feeding
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forced feeding — noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat • Syn: ↑gavage • Derivationally related forms: ↑force feed • Hypernyms: ↑feeding, ↑alimentation … Useful english dictionary
Feeding — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Feeding (homonymie). Le feeding est une expression anglaise désignant une pratique consistant à faire manger sa (ou son) partenaire, voire à la forcer à manger (on parle alors de forced feeding), afin de la faire … Wikipédia en Français
feeding — noun 1. the act of consuming food (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑eating • Derivationally related forms: ↑feed, ↑eat (for: ↑eating) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
feeding — n. breast; communal; forced; intravenous feeding * * * [ fiːdɪŋ] communal forced intravenous breast … Combinatory dictionary
feeding — Giving food or nourishment. fictitious f. SYN: sham f.. forced f., forcible f. 1. giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach; 2. forcing a person to eat more food than desired. SYN: forced alimentation. gastric f. giving of… … Medical dictionary
forced alimentation — 1. the feeding of a person against his or her will. 2. the giving of more food to a person than his or her appetite calls for … Medical dictionary
nasogastric feeding — noun feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach • Hypernyms: ↑forced feeding, ↑gavage … Useful english dictionary
Force-feeding — Force feeding, which in some circumstances is also called gavage, is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. Force feeding of humans Force feeding is generally carried out by passing a tube through the nose into the… … Wikipedia
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations — CAFO for cattle Sw … Wikipedia
Feederisme — Feeding Pour les articles homonymes, voir Feeding (homonymie). Le feeding, expression anglaise pour désigner une pratique peu courante en Europe, plutôt développée dans les pays anglo saxons tels les États Unis et le Royaume Uni, consiste à faire … Wikipédia en Français
