nasoduodenal

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US/ˌneɪzoʊduəˈdiːnəl/US/ˌneɪzoʊduˈɒdənəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the duodenum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.

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Meanings

adjectivenasoduodenal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to a route through the nose into the duodenum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.

    Initially 17 subjects were enrolled in the study, but 5 subjects dropped out due to discomfort related to the nasoduodenal tube.

    2015 September 10, “Paracetamol as a Post Prandial Marker for Gastric Emptying, A Food-Drug Interaction on Absorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From naso- + duodenal.

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APA

nasoduodenal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasoduodenal

MLA

“nasoduodenal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasoduodenal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasoduodenal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasoduodenal.

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