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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The administration of nutrients by intravenous feeding, especially to individuals unable to ingest food through the digestive tract.
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- noun 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 syndromes
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