See Also: Abbott's tube(medicine)
Miller-Abbott tube(medicine)
Breathing Tube (endotracheal tube)(health)
Abbott, Grace(encyclopedia)
Abbott, Lyman(encyclopedia)
Abbott, Bud; and Costello, Lou(encyclopedia)
Abbott (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Abbott Laboratories(finance)
Abbott and Costello(dictionary)
Abbott, Alexander(medicine)

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


disanimate (iou)



disanimate verb trans. L16.
[from DIS- 2 + ANIMATE verb, prob. after French desanimer.]
Deprive of life, spirit, vigour, or animation.
disani'mation noun M17.

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.