enteral
/ˈɛntər(ə)l
/adjective Medicine
Involving or passing through the intestine, either naturally via the mouth and oesophagus, or through an artificial opening. Often contrasted with parenteral.If surgery cannot safely be postponed, parenteral or enteral hyperalimentation should be started....
- Forty patients will be randomly assigned to either standard enteral nutrition or standard enteral nutrition containing a probiotic.
- Commonly, these infants need supplemental oxygen treatment for mild respiratory distress syndrome or parenteral nutrition until enteral feeds are established.
Derivatives
enterally
- Additional benefits include the mandatory assessment for refeeding syndrome of all enterally fed patients, with appropriate feeding regimes, supplementation, and blood work for those found at risk.
- Neonates generally should not be fed enterally (by mouth or feeding tube) under certain conditions.
- The requirement for surgery was significantly lower in the patients fed enterally.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Greek enteron 'intestine' + -al, partly as a back-formation from parenteral.