hyperalimentation
hy·pe·ra·limentation
noun
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
Origin
From hyper- + alimentation.
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