PARENTERAL NUTRITION


Meaning of PARENTERAL NUTRITION in English

a regimen that delivers nutrients intravenously, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract. Partial parenteral nutrition (PPN) delivers some nutrients orally and some intravenously; total parenteral nutrition (TPN) delivers all nutrient intravenously, typically into a large central vein via a chest catheter.

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