noun
parenteral nutrition; intravenous feeding
Medical term for providing nutrients directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the digestive tract. Used in clinical contexts.
手術後、患者は静脈栄養で栄養を補給された。
After surgery, the patient received nutrition via parenteral nutrition.
静脈栄養は消化管を使えない場合に用いられる。
Parenteral nutrition is used when the digestive tract cannot be used.
Enteral nutrition, which delivers nutrients through the digestive tract (e.g., via a feeding tube), as opposed to the intravenous route of 静脈栄養.
Compound of 静脈 (vein) and 栄養 (nutrition), directly corresponding to the medical concept of parenteral nutrition.