Cantor tube

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Cantor tube

Etymology: Meyer O. Cantor, American physician, b. 1907

a long, single-lumen nasoenteric tube with a small, sealed, mercury-filled rubber bag at the distal end, used to relieve obstructions in the small intestine. The tube also contains drainage holes to allow for aspiration of intestinal contents.

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