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chokes

chokes In this historical medical context, chokes means that a patient begins to choke while being fed through a tube or funnel, suggesting the food may be entering the airway instead of the stomach.

In this historical medical context, chokes means that a patient begins to choke while being fed through a tube or funnel, suggesting the food may be entering the airway instead of the stomach. It describes an immediate danger during feeding that requires the flow to be stopped.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc01tuke:chars-2898000-2910000).
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