peg
n.— «Most patients on feeding tubes, or pegs as they are called, have severe dementia or are in a persistent vegetative state.» —“The medical details about feeding tubes” by Regina McEnery Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) Mar. 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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