| EN | endoscopy; enrolled nurse; enteral nutrition; epidemic nephritis; erythema nodosum |
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| ENS | enteral nutritional support; ethylnorsuprarenin |
| HEN | home enteral nutrition |
| SPEAR | selective parenteral and enteral anti-sepsis regimen |
| TEN | total enteral nutrition; total excretory nitrogen; toxic epidermal necrolysis; transepidermal neuros... |
| MSF | Modified sham feeding |
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| RF | Restricted feeding |
| TEF | thermic effect of feeding |
| forced feeding | Giving liquid food through a nasal tube passed into the stomach, forcing a person to eat more food than desired. Synonym: forced alimentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| formula feeding | The ability of the breast to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth without the stimulation of breastfeeding. Immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby to fight off infections. Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which aid the baby's digestion. Breast and formula feeding can be used together. (12 Dec 1998) |