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Replogle tube

Replogle tube 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.

Noun

Replogle tube (plural Replogle tubes)

  1. (neonatal medicine) 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.

Forms of Replogle tube

pluralReplogle tubes

Questions about Replogle tube

What does Replogle tube mean?
Replogle tube means 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.
What part of speech is Replogle tube?
Replogle tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Replogle tube?
The plural of Replogle tube is Replogle tubes.

Words near Replogle tube in the dictionary

  1. replisome
  2. replisomes
  3. replitase
  4. replitases
  5. Replogle
  6. Replogle tube
  7. Replogle tubes
  8. Replogles
  9. replot
  10. replotment
  11. replotments

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