Mesh term Parenteral Nutrition
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Nutritional Support
Description
The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously).Browse to child terms:
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