tube feeding; enteral feeding
Medical term for delivering nutrition directly into the stomach or intestine via a tube. Used in clinical and caregiving contexts.
Tube feeding is performed for patients who cannot eat by mouth.
Careful management is required for home tube feeding.
経腸栄養 specifically refers to feeding directly into the intestines (enteral nutrition), while 経管栄養 is a broader term covering any tube feeding, including nasogastric or gastrostomy routes.
静脈栄養 is parenteral nutrition given intravenously, bypassing the digestive tract entirely, unlike 経管栄養 which uses the gastrointestinal tract.
Compound of 経 (via), 管 (tube), and 栄養 (nutrition). A straightforward medical term formed from kanji components.