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TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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