enteral
enteral — adjective
- enteralpositive
- more enteralcomparative
- most enteralsuperlative
1. relating to a method of giving nutrition or medicine by passing it through the d
relating to a method of giving nutrition or medicine by passing it through the digestive tract, rather than injecting it directly into a blood vessel
Dr. Meera prescribed enteral feeding for the stroke patient who could not swallow.
collocation: enteral feeding
The hospital in Taipei switched Marco from intravenous fluids to an enteral formula last week.
contrast: enteral vs intravenous
After his stroke, doctors gave Mr. Kim enteral medications through a feeding tube.
Nurse Aylin checked the enteral feeding pump's flow rate before the night shift.
Mrs. Watanabe, 78, recovered faster with enteral nutrition than with IV drips after hip surgery.
- enteric
broader term; enteric can also describe the digestive tract itself or the enteric nervous system
- parenteral
delivery of substances through a route other than the digestive tract, most commonly intravenously
文法句型
enteral + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively before nouns such as feeding, nutrition, or route. The most common contrast is with parenteral (delivery outside the digestive tract, usually via a vein).
常見錯誤
2. connected with the intestines and the parts of the body that digest food
connected with the intestines and the parts of the body that digest food
The CT scan showed a narrowing in the 76-year-old patient's enteral segment.
collocation: enteral segment
Dr. Benjamin studies enteral pathogens causing chronic diarrhoea in rural Senegalese children.
After colitis therapy, Mr. Park's enteral lining looked healed under a microscope.
Dr. Sato stopped the cyclist's enteral haemorrhage by clamping his torn small-intestine artery.
Joaquín's enteral symptoms improved greatly after he changed his diet and started taking probiotics.
- intestinal
much more common in clinical notes and everyday medical language
- enteric
overlapping; enteric is used for the enteric nervous system and for enteric coatings on pills
文法句型
enteral + noun
用法筆記
Less common than the synonym intestinal in everyday medical writing. Enteral is more often used in technical contrast with parenteral (sense 1) than as a standalone anatomical descriptor (sense 2).