Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
TPN
n 1: 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
[syn: total parenteral nutrition, TPN,
hyperalimentation]