Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

total parenteral nutrition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: to-tal -par-enter-al nu-tri-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

TPN hyperalimentation

Questions

What does total parenteral nutrition mean?: 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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