Definition of hyperalimentation in English:
hyperalimentation
noun ˌhʌɪpəralɪmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌhaɪpərˌæləmənˈteɪʃən
mass nounMedicine Artificial supply of nutrients, typically intravenously.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also associated with prior surgery, trauma, diabetes mellitus and in patients receiving intravenous hyperalimentation.
- If surgery cannot safely be postponed, parenteral or enteral hyperalimentation should be started.
- Nasogastric tubes are rarely necessary, and parenteral hyperalimentation is fraught with potential complications.
- Intravenous hyperalimentation may be required until the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.
- She gradually improved with conservative therapy using broad spectrum antibiotics and parenteral hyperalimentation.
Definition of hyperalimentation in US English:
hyperalimentation
nounˌhaɪpərˌæləmənˈteɪʃənˌhīpərˌaləmənˈtāSHən
Medicine Artificial supply of nutrients, typically intravenously.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nasogastric tubes are rarely necessary, and parenteral hyperalimentation is fraught with potential complications.
- Intravenous hyperalimentation may be required until the gastrointestinal tract is functioning.
- It is also associated with prior surgery, trauma, diabetes mellitus and in patients receiving intravenous hyperalimentation.
- She gradually improved with conservative therapy using broad spectrum antibiotics and parenteral hyperalimentation.
- If surgery cannot safely be postponed, parenteral or enteral hyperalimentation should be started.