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hyperalimentation

hyperalimentation

9.9
A medical method of giving food and fluids into a large vein when people cannot eat or absorb them
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpərˌælɪmənˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hiperalimentación
  • Vigorous parenteral hyperalimentation has been claimed to improve prognosis in ARF; however, consistent benefit has yet to be demonstrated in controlled trials.

Examples

  • The increased use of invasive devices, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and hyperalimentation may also contribute to the development of fungal infections.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The doctor explained that hyperalimentation is essential for patients who cannot receive nutrients through normal eating.

  • After the surgery, the patient received hyperalimentation to ensure they got all the necessary nutrients intravenously.

  • For those unable to absorb food normally, hyperalimentation provides a vital source of nutrition directly into the bloodstream.

Synonyms

TPN
vshyperalimentation
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A way of giving all needed nutrition through a large vein when a person cannot eat or absorb food

is the same therapy but usually expressed in full formal language
total parenteral nutrition
vshyperalimentation
  • Specialized
4.9

A way of giving all needed food and fluids into a vein when someone cannot eat

is the same practice but named differently in general medical language
intravenous feeding
vshyperalimentation
  • Specialized
4.3

Giving nutrients directly into a vein when someone cannot eat or take in food

focuses on complete nutrition through large central veins rather than general venous feeding

How Complete

hyperalimentation
  • Specialized
9.9
intake
56 3.0

Surface Forms

hyperalimentation singular
hyperalimentations plural

Morphology

hyperalimentation = alimentation (semi-transparent) = hyper + aliment + ation

The prefix 'hyper-' clearly signals excess or above normal, but the base noun 'alimentation' is technical, so the medical meaning is only partly predictable for most learners.

Etymology

Hyperalimentation begins with hyper- meaning 'over' or 'too much', as in hyperactive, and ends with aliment meaning 'food' or 'to feed'. So hyperalimentation is literally giving extra or full 'food' directly into the body, often into a vein when someone cannot eat.