A type of forced feeding or nutritional support involving the introduction of food directly into the stomach.
From Greek 'gastro-' (stomach) + 'taxis' (arrangement or order). The term uses the medical suffix '-taxis' to suggest putting something in order or arrangement, specifically relating to stomach feeding.
In clinical settings, gastrotaxis techniques represent one of the oldest forms of artificial nutrition support—historically, doctors would use tubes or funnels to introduce liquid nutrition directly into patients' stomachs when normal eating wasn't possible.
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