Enteral nutrition
| Enteral nutrition | |
|---|---|
| Term | Enteral nutrition |
| Short definition | Enteral nutrition (EN-teh-rul noo-TRIH-avoid) A form of food that is introduced to the digestive system as a liquid. Drinking nutritional beverages or food and tube feeding are forms of enteral feeding. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Enteral nutrition - (pronounced) (EN-teh-rul noo-TRIH-avoid) A form of food that is introduced to the digestive system as a liquid. Drinking nutritional beverages or food and tube feeding are forms of enteral feeding. People who cannot meet their needs with food and drink alone and who do not vomit or have uncontrollable diarrhea can be tube fed. Tube feeding can be used to augment a person's food intake, or it can be the sole source of nutrition. A small feeding tube may be inserted through the nose into the stomach or small intestine, or surgically inserted through an opening on the outside of the abdomen into the stomach or intestinal tract, depending on how long it is intended to be used
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Enteral nutrition
- Wikipedia's article - Enteral nutrition
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski