English Explanatory Dictionary

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.

Word forms

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes

Etymology

Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).

Related words

Linton-Nachlas tube Minnesota tube
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