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PEG: Stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on the abdomen). The aim of PEG is to feed those who cannot swallow. PEG may be done by a surgeon, otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) or gastroenterologist (GI specialist). It is done in a. hospital or outpatient surgical facility. Local anesthesia (usually lidocaine or another spray) is used to anesthetize the throat.
peg. n. 1. (Building) a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together. 2. a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc.. music any of several pins passing through the head (peg box) of a stringed instrument, which can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them. See also pin 11. 4. Also called: clothes peg Brit a split or hinged pin for fastening wet clothes to a line to dry.