enteral

IPA/ˈen.tər.əl/
IPA/ˈen.tɚ.əl/

enteral — 形容詞

  • enteralpositive
  • more enteralcomparative
  • most enteralsuperlative

1. relating to a method of giving nutrition or medicine by passing it through the d

1.形容詞C2
釋義

腸道營養

經消化道而非靜脈給予營養或藥物

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

例句

Dr. Meera prescribed enteral feeding for the stroke patient who could not swallow.

Meera 醫師為無法吞嚥的中風患者開立了管灌飲食處方。

collocation: enteral feeding

The hospital in Taipei switched Marco from intravenous fluids to an enteral formula last week.

台北的那家醫院上週將 Marco 從靜脈輸液改為腸道營養配方。

contrast: enteral vs intravenous

同義詞
  • enteric

    broader term; enteric can also describe the digestive tract itself or the enteric nervous system

反義詞
  • 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

The patient needs parenteral feeding through a stomach tube.
The patient needs enteral feeding through a stomach tube.
💡Parenteral means outside the digestive tract (into a vein); enteral means through the digestive tract.

2. connected with the intestines and the parts of the body that digest food

2.形容詞C2
釋義

腸道的

描述腸道本身結構,非營養給藥方式

connected with the intestines and the parts of the body that digest food

例句

The CT scan showed a narrowing in the 76-year-old patient's enteral segment.

電腦斷層掃描顯示這位 76 歲患者的腸道段有狹窄。

collocation: enteral segment

Dr. Benjamin studies enteral pathogens causing chronic diarrhoea in rural Senegalese children.

Benjamin 醫師研究在塞內加爾偏鄉地區造成兒童慢性腹瀉的腸道病原體。

同義詞
  • 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).

常見錯誤

The patient has an enteral infection in his skin wound.
The patient has an intestinal infection.
💡Enteral refers specifically to the digestive tract, not to the body generally.