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English noun: TPN

1. TPN (act) administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes


Synonymshyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition


Broader (hypernym)alimentation, feeding









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