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hyperalimentation

American  
[hahy-per-al-uh-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌhaɪ pərˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. overfeeding.

  2. total parenteral nutrition.

Etymology

Origin of hyperalimentation

First recorded in 1965–70; hyper- + alimentation

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