Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun total_parenteral_nutrition

1 sense of total parenteral nutrition

Sense 1
total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation -- (administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes)
       => feeding, alimentation -- (the act of supplying food and nourishment)