Miller-Abbott tube

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Etymology

Invented by William Osler Abbott and Thomas Grier Miller.

Noun

Miller-Abbott tube (plural Miller-Abbott tubes)

  1. (medicine) 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.
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