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nasoileal

/ˌneɪzoʊˈɪliəl/

nasoileal adjective: of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the ileum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.

Adjective

nasoileal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the ileum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
    • In a randomized single-blind crossover study 15 healthy volunteers received, after intubation with a nasoileal tube, 4 different treatments on 4 consecutive days.2012, Maljaars PW, van der Wal RJ, Wiersma T, Peters HP, Haddeman E, Masclee AA, “The effect of lipid droplet size on satiety and peptide secretion is intestinal site–specific”, in Clinical...

Origin of nasoileal

From naso- + ileal or naso- + ileum + -al.

Questions about nasoileal

What does nasoileal mean?
Nasoileal means of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the ileum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
What part of speech is nasoileal?
Nasoileal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nasoileal?
Nasoileal is pronounced /ˌneɪzoʊˈɪliəl/.

Words near nasoileal in the dictionary

  1. nasogastric
  2. nasogastrically
  3. nasogenian
  4. nasohypophyseal
  5. nasohypophysial
  6. nasoileal
  7. nasoincisive
  8. nasoincisor
  9. nasointestinal
  10. nasojejunal
  11. nasojejunostomies

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