# Miller-Abbott tube

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Invented by William Osler Abbott and Thomas Grier Miller.

## Source
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