A way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, stomach, or small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoenteral tube. A tube may be placed into the stomach or small intestine through a hole called a gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), jejunostomy, or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ). Also called tube feeding.