total parenteral nutrition
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl pəˈrɛntərəl nuˈtrɪʃən/
- Specialized
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nutrición parenteral total
- Total parenteral nutrition is a vital treatment for patients who cannot eat normally.
- total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
Examples
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After her surgery, the doctor recommended total parenteral nutrition to ensure she received all necessary nutrients.
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An absolute diet with total parenteral nutrition and omeprazole did not improve the gastric fistula.
Academic text (2007) -
He also complained of chronic diarrhea for one year with weight loss, requiring chronic total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
Academic text (1998) -
Patients receiving total parenteral nutrition must be monitored closely to prevent complications.
Synonyms
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A way of giving all needed nutrition through a large vein when a person cannot eat or absorb food
A medical method of giving food and fluids into a large vein when people cannot eat or absorb them
Giving nutrients directly into a vein when someone cannot eat or take in food
Antonyms
- Specialized
A way of giving liquid food through a tube placed in the nose into the stomach
How Invasive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
total + parenteral + nutrition
The meaning is directly compositional: 'total' = complete, 'parenteral' = delivered by injection/bypassing the gut, and 'nutrition' = supply of nutrients, so together they describe supplying all nutrients intravenously. Although the phrase is medical and somewhat formal, a learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the intended procedure.
Etymology
The phrase total parenteral nutrition comes from the idea of giving all a patient's food and energy straight into the veins instead of through the stomach or intestines. Here total means 'all needed nutrients', parenteral means 'not through the gut', and nutrition means 'food for the body', so the term describes 'giving all food into the blood by a tube'.