TPN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does TPN mean? 

• TPN (noun)
  The noun TPN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TPN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TPN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hyperalimentation; total parenteral nutrition; TPN

Hypernyms ("TPN" is a kind of...):

alimentation; feeding (the act of supplying food and nourishment)

 Context examples 

Also called: Parenteral Nutrition, TPN, Artificial feeding, Artificial hydration and nutrition, Hyperalimentation, Parenteral nutrition, Tube feeding

(Nutritional Support, NIH)

Also called hyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition, and TPN.

(Parenteral nutrition, NCI Dictionary)

Also called parenteral nutrition, total parenteral nutrition, and TPN.

(Hyperalimentation, NCI Dictionary)