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Noun: hyperalimentation
  1. 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
    - total parenteral nutrition, TPN

Derived forms: hyperalimentations

Type of: alimentation, feeding

Encyclopedia: Hyperalimentation

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