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Abbott's tube (medicine) and desperate (iou)


Abbott's tube (medicine)


Abbott's tube -->
Miller-Abbott tube


A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the Other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression.

Synonym: Abbott's tube.


desperate (iou)



desperate verb trans. rare. E19.
[from the adjective, after verbs in -ATE3.]
Make desperate.