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sengstaken-blakemore tube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sen-gstak-en-blake-more -tube
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).

Inflected Forms

Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes (plural)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

Linton-Nachlas tube Minnesota tube

Questions

What does sengstaken-blakemore tube mean?
A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.
Where does sengstaken-blakemore tube come from?
Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).

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