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gag

1. Med a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
2. Parliamentary procedure another word for closure

gag

Equivalent to choke, but connotes more disgust. "Hey, this is Fortran code. No wonder the C compiler gagged." See also barf.
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To diagnose the gagging severity level during dental procedure.
GAG REFLEX: NOT A DILEMMA ANY MORE
CLASSIFICATION: Gagging or Gag-reflex has been classified as either (i) somatogenic (ii) psychogenic.
Gag-etiology and its skillfull management--a review
These gagging clauses are having a chilling effect on whistleblowers," said Barclay, who is a member of the Public Accounts committee.
Clinical Cover-Up: UK Spent over $22m Silencing NHS Whistleblowers
Persons who had a history of problematic gagging were excluded.
The effect of gag reflex on cardiac sympatovagal tone
But even after Commons Speaker John Bercow confirmed reports of the proceedings were protected by privilege, the high court rejected two bids by a newspaper's lawyers to lift the gagging order.
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Gagging normally occurs during dental procedures as in making maxillary impression etc.
Gagging : aetiology and management
The Queen, who underwrote cost, insisted Di signed a gagging order.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN..
The maxillary tray has a built-in reservoir to catch excess material and prevent gagging.
Jump start your impressions: tips for improving the impression-taking process
After two efforts at gagging Coe were ineffective, the judge refused his request to leave and ordered more adhesive tape to be applied over his mouth.
DEATH ROW SEX KILLER SCREAMS FOR HIS LIFE; NO SILENCE IN COURT: MURDERER HURLS ABUSE DESPITE BEING GAGGED AND TIED TO A CHAIR
Quite simply, this is an effort to gag the public by gagging a fellow politician.
EDITORIAL : SHHHHHH! THE CITY COUNCIL'S PROPOSAL TO MUZZLE NATE HOLDEN SYMBOLIZES HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SILENCE ALL CRITICISM
But the effect goes far beyond, often gagging media sources and reducing access to accurate information.
Big trials prompt judges to issue more gag orders
I was still gagging, but I was told to "take a few deep breaths.
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