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tube-nosed — tube′ nosed adj. 1) orn zool. having a long, tubelike beak or snout 2) orn (of a petrel or similar bird) having extended tubelike nostrils • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Tube, nasogastric — A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. A nasogastric tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… … Medical dictionary
Tube, NG — An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. An NG tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… … Medical dictionary
tube-nosed — adjective having a tubular nose • Similar to: ↑nosed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes petrels are tube nosed birds * * * /toohb nohzed , tyoohb /, adj. 1. having a long, tubelike beak or snout … Useful english dictionary
snout organ — an innervated group of cells in a round capsule at the end of a jelly filled tube opening to the skin surface of Gymnarchidae and Mormyridae; electric sense organ. Also called mormyromast or multicellular gland … Dictionary of ichthyology
tube-nosed — /toohb nohzed , tyoohb /, adj. 1. having a long, tubelike beak or snout. 2. (of a petrel or similar bird) having extended tubelike nostrils. * * * … Universalium
Nasogastric tube — A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. A nasogastric tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. It can be used to remove the… … Medical dictionary
NG tube — An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. An NG tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… … Medical dictionary
gasterosteiform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Gasterosteiformes, a group of fishes characterized generally by soft fin rays, pelvic fins located on the abdomen, an air bladder without a duct to the gut, and a primitive kidney. Gill… … Universalium
fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
