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nutrition (new-trish-ŏn) n. 1. the study of food in relation to the physiological processes that depend on its absorption by the body. The science of nutrition includes the study of diets and deficiency diseases.
2. the intake of nutrients and their subsequent absorption and assimilation by the tissues. Patients who cannot be fed in a normal way can be given either nutrients by tubes into the intestines (
enteral n. or
feeding) or a nutrient solution that does not require digesting by infusion into a vein (
parenteral n. or
feeding). total parenteral n. (
TPN) the provision of all the essential nutrients to a patient by intravenous infusion of a solution containing amino acids, glucose, fat, electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins via a central venous catheter.
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