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Therapeutics > Feeding Methods > Enteral Nutrition

Preferred term

Enteral Nutrition  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

  • Nutrition, Enteral

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DHCMH26G-2

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