| HTPN | home total parenteral nutrition |
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| KP | Kaufmann-Peterson [base]; keratitic precipitate; keratitis punctata; kidney protein; killed parenter... |
| KPV | key process variable; killed parenteral vaccine |
| LVP | large volume parenteral [infusion]; left ventricular pressure; levator veli palatini; lysine-vasopre... |
| parent | parenteral |
| infusions, parenteral | The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| total parenteral nutrition | <pharmacology> Intravenous feeding that provides patients with all essential nutrients when they are unable to feed themselves. Acronym: TPN (12 Jan 1998) |