hyperalimentation
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hyperalimentation
First recorded in 1965–70; hyper- + alimentation
Example Sentences
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The technique, also known as intravenous hyperalimentation, bypasses the gut and has proved indispensable to newborns and adults suffering from severe burns or struggling with chronic bowel disorders.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2020
Karen was admitted to New York's Lenox Hill Hospital on 20 September 1982 to begin hyperalimentation, or intravenous feeding.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2010
This loss of control was known to often spark fear in patients, and doctors who oppose hyperalimentation argue that it does not teach the patient to eat properly.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2010
Most required only temporary hyperalimentation while they recovered from illness, surgery, the effects of cancer therapy or severe burns.
From Time Magazine Archive
But thousands of people across the country who cannot digest or absorb their food are benefiting, though less conveniently from the feeding technique on which the vest is based: intravenous hyperalimentation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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