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noun
The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: total parenteral nutrition, TPN
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feeding, alimentation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English alimentation English hyperalimentation From hyper- + alimentation.
