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    TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 syndromesplay

    Synonyms:

    hyperalimentation; total parenteral nutrition; TPN

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("total parenteral nutrition" is a kind of...):

    alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

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