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Miller-Abbott tube

Miller-Abbott tube noun: a device used to treat obstructions in the small intestine through intubation, consisting of two tubes, one for water and one to inflate a balloon in the duodenum.

Noun

Miller-Abbott tube (plural Miller-Abbott tubes)

  1. A device used to treat obstructions in the small intestine through intubation, consisting of two tubes, one for water and one to inflate a balloon in the duodenum.

Forms of Miller-Abbott tube

pluralMiller-Abbott tubes
alternative formAbbott-Miller tube

Origin of Miller-Abbott tube

Invented by William Osler Abbott and Thomas Grier Miller.

Questions about Miller-Abbott tube

What does Miller-Abbott tube mean?
Miller-Abbott tube means a device used to treat obstructions in the small intestine through intubation, consisting of two tubes, one for water and one to inflate a balloon in the duodenum.
What part of speech is Miller-Abbott tube?
Miller-Abbott tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Miller-Abbott tube?
The plural of Miller-Abbott tube is Miller-Abbott tubes.

Words near Miller-Abbott tube in the dictionary

  1. miller's knots
  2. miller's lung
  3. miller's thumb
  4. miller's thumbs
  5. Miller's water shrew
  6. Miller-Abbott tube
  7. Miller-Abbott tubes
  8. Miller-Dieker syndrome
  9. Miller-Rabin test
  10. millerandage
  11. Millerandism

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