English Explanatory Dictionary

Miller-Abbott tube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Miller-Abbott tube Miller-Abbott tubes Abbott-Miller tube

Etymology

Invented by William Osler Abbott and Thomas Grier Miller.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary