ENTERAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or inside the intestines

Example:

intestinal disease

Synonyms:

enteral; enteric; intestinal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the enteron

Synonyms:

enteral; enteric

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

enteron (the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate))

Derivation:

enteron (the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate))

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Context examples:

Giving food through a gastrostomy tube is a type of enteral nutrition.

(Gastrostomy tube, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of enteral nutrition.

(Gavage, NCI Dictionary)

Among the items analysed in the study were plastic syringes and tubes for the intravenous administration of fluids or parenteral nutrition; plastic nasogastric and enteral feeding tubes; oxygen masks and endotracheal tubes; and a wide range of cardiopulmonary bypass circuits, dressings, bandages, and electrodes.