enteral
Through the digestive tract
Enteral refers to the intestinal tract, used primarily in medical contexts.
Enteral nutrition delivers food directly to the stomach or intestines through a tube, bypassing the mouth: The patient received enteral feeding after surgery.
Enteral medications are administered the same way.
The term contrasts with parenteral, which means delivery by injection, bypassing the digestive system entirely.
Nose-to-stomach route
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- formulaFixed method or notation
- bolusChewed food mass
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
pump · gravity · intermittent · continuous · flush · aspiration · residual · tolerance
Relating to digestive tract
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- duodenumInitial small intestine
- jejunumSecond small intestine portion
ileum · intestines · gut · alimentary · digestive tract · small bowel · colon · mucosa
Vital dietary substances
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
- micronutrientsVital substances needed minimally
hydration · electrolytes · glucose · amino acids · fiber · vitamins · minerals · proteins
Placing something within
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- stomaBody or leaf opening
- ostomySurgical opening for excretion
- endoscopicRelating to internal visualization
catheter · cannula · sterile · lavage · verification · patency · dressing · replacement
nasogastric
Nose-to-stomach route
infusion · pump · gravity · intermittent · continuous · flush · aspiration · residual · tolerance · drip
gastrointestinal
Relating to digestive tract
jejunum · ileum · intestines · gut · alimentary · digestive tract · small bowel · colon · mucosa · lumen
nutrients
Vital dietary substances
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
micronutrients · hydration · electrolytes · glucose · amino acids · fiber · vitamins · minerals · proteins · carbohydrates
insertion
Placing something within
endoscopic · catheter · cannula · sterile · lavage · verification · patency · dressing · replacement · removal
enteralparenteral
Not via alimentary canal
intravenous · IV · subcutaneous · intramuscular · transdermal
dysentery, enteric, enteritis, parenteral, mesentery, gastroenterology, gastroenterologist