hyperalimentation

noun

The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.

Similar
total parenteral nutritionTPN
OriginEnglish alimentation ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

nounhyperalimentation (plural hyperalimentations)

plural hyperalimentations

  1. medicineThe administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of nutrients.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounadministration 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

Similar
total parenteral nutritionTPN
Broader
feedingalimentation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishalimentation
  8. Englishhyperalimentation

From hyper- + alimentation.

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APA

hyperalimentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperalimentation

MLA

“hyperalimentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperalimentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperalimentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperalimentation.

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