| enteral nutrition |
a way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, the stomach, or the small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoantral tube. A tube that goes through the skin into the stomach is called a gastrostomy or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). A tube into the small intestine is called a jejunostomy or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) tube.
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| enterostomy |
ostomy, or opening, into the intestine through the abdominal wall.
Ãâó: www.luhs.org/health/topics/glossary/e.htm
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| enterorrhaphy |
Surgery to stitch the intestine
Ãâó: www.umdnj.edu/hsweb/research_glossary/e.htm
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| enterorrhagia |
Hemorrhage from the intestine.
Ãâó: www.planetbotanic.ca/glossary.htm
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| enteric |
Pertaining to the small intestines.
Ãâó: www.healthsuperstore.com/hni/glossary-e1.asp
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