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enteral
(redirected from Enteral feeding)

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en·ter·ic  (n-trk) also en·ter·al (ntr-l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being within the intestine.
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Adj.1.enteral - of or relating to the enteron
enteric
2.enteral - of or relating to or inside the intestines; "intestinal disease"
intestinal, enteric
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This is routine practice in the United States but logistically impractical when using commercial enteral feeding formulas in the austere environment of a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan.
Enteral nutrition by a Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan by Raff, John B. / Southern Medical Journal
Patients on the conservative regimen were administered intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and were not permitted to take any food or liquids by mouth; they received their nutrition via either enteral feeding or total parenteral nutrition.
Esophageal perforation and neck abscess from ingested foreign bodies: ... by van Hasselt, Charles Andrew / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The most complex care given to date was for a patient requiring eight-hourly IV antiemetics, pain management support, 16-hourly total parental nutrition infusions, 16-hourly enteral feeding and daily abdominal wound care.
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