nasoileal

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/ˌneɪzoʊˈɪliəl/

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.

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Meanings

adjectivenasoileal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf 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 Nutrition, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 535–542

Origin

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

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