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replogle tube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
re-plogle -tube
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multi-lumen orogastric tube that functions as a sump tube with one lumen providing suction and the other providing irrigation or venting. It is safer than conventional suction because it reduces the risk of adherence to the gastric lining and subsequent damage.

Inflected Forms

Replogle tubes (plural)

Questions

What does replogle tube mean?
A multi-lumen orogastric tube that functions as a sump tube with one lumen providing suction and the other providing irrigation or venting. It is safer than conventional suction because it reduces the risk of adherence to the gastric lining and subsequent damage.

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