Enteral Nutrition
| Medical Definition: |
Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes. |
| Guide Notes: |
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not dis /diet ther; do not confuse with PARENTERAL NUTRITION or PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; "includes oral feeding |
| Also Called: |
Tube Feeding,Enteral Feeding,Gastric Feeding Tubes,Force Feeding |
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