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enterally

enterally adverb: by means of the intestine by way of any gastrointestinal intake, whether orally or by tube feeding (nasogastric or nasoenteric).

Adverb

enterally (not comparable)

  1. By means of the intestine by way of any gastrointestinal intake, whether orally or by tube feeding (nasogastric or nasoenteric).
    • administered either parenterally or enterally
  2. By means of the intestine by way of tube feeding (nasogastric or nasoenteric) as opposed to oral intake.
    • fed either orally or enterally
    • In fact, BGS intake was effective to increase the detection rate of fecal bifidobacteria and improved the fecal properties in enterally fed elderly patients.2015 June 18, Shinya Nagafuchi et al., “Effects of a Formula Containing Two Types of Prebiotics, Bifidogenic Growth Stimulator and Galacto-oligosaccharide, and Fermented Milk Products on Intestinal...

Synonyms of enterally

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Origin of enterally

From enteral + -ly.

Questions about enterally

What does enterally mean?
Enterally means by means of the intestine by way of any gastrointestinal intake, whether orally or by tube feeding (nasogastric or nasoenteric).
What part of speech is enterally?
Enterally is an adverb.

Words near enterally in the dictionary

  1. Enter.
  2. entera
  3. enterable
  4. enteral
  5. enteralgia
  6. enterally
  7. enteramine
  8. enterance
  9. enterchangeably
  10. enterclose
  11. entercloses

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