nasoduodenal

English

Etymology

naso- + duodenal

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌneɪzoʊduəˈdiːnəl/, /ˌneɪzoʊduˈɒdənəl/

Adjective

nasoduodenal (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the duodenum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
    • 2015 September 10, “Paracetamol as a Post Prandial Marker for Gastric Emptying, A Food-Drug Interaction on Absorption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Initially 17 subjects were enrolled in the study, but 5 subjects dropped out due to discomfort related to the nasoduodenal tube.

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