Nutritional support given via the alimentary canal or any route connected to the gastrointestinal system (i.e., the enteral route). This includes oral feeding, sip feeding, and tube feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes.

Annotation

coordinate with disease /ther, not disease /diet ther; do not confuse with PARENTERAL NUTRITION or PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL

DUI

D004750 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0007461

History note

92; was ENTERAL FEEDING 1980-91, was TUBE FEEDING 1964-79 (Prov 1964-65); ENTERAL NUTRITION was see ENTERAL FEEDING 1990-91

Online note

use ENTERAL NUTRITION to search ENTERAL FEEDING 1980-91 & TUBE FEEDING 1966-79

Public note

92; was ENTERAL FEEDING 1980-91, was TUBE FEEDING 1966-79; ENTERAL NUTRITION was see ENTERAL FEEDING 1990-91