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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. diet therapy
  4. nutritional support
  5. enteral feeding
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. surgery
  4. postoperative care
  5. nutritional support
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Fields of Study
  2. health services
  3. patient care
  4. postoperative care
  5. nutritional support
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Fields of Study
  2. health services
  3. patient care
  4. postoperative care
  5. nutritional support
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. health services
  3. patient care
  4. postoperative care
  5. nutritional support
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. animal husbandry
  4. animal nutrition
  5. feeding methods
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. animal husbandry
  4. animal nutrition
  5. feeding methods
  6. enteral feeding
  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. animal nutrition
  4. feeding methods
  5. enteral feeding

Preferred term

enteral feeding

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • enteral diets
  • enteral feeds
  • enteral nutrition
  • nasogastric feeding
  • nasogastric intubation
  • nasogastric tube feeding
  • trophic enteral feeding

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37216

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