TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes

Synonyms:

hyperalimentation; total parenteral nutrition; TPN

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("total parenteral nutrition" is a kind of...):

alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

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