hyperalimentationn.
/ˌhʌɪpəralɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/ Medicine.
1. Excessive alimentation; the taking of more nourishment than is required. Now rare.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > excessive nutrition
polytrophy1667
hyperalimentation1900
1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict.
2. The administering of nutrients to patients incapable of normal digestion, usually by intravenous feeding (frequently known as parenteral hyperalimentation).
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments
majoration1626
relaxant1661
diaeresis1706
blistering1711
Perkinism1798
tranquillizing1801
tractoration1803
tractorism1827
moxibustion1833
traction1841
remediation1850
moxocausis1857
bed-rest1872
aerotherapeutics1876
aerotherapy1876
metallotherapy1877
block1882
counter-irritation1882
bacteriotherapy1886
mechanotherapy1890
mobilization1890
seismotherapy1901
bacterization1902
replacement therapy1902
biotherapy1912
occupational therapy1915
protein therapy1917
psychophysicotherapeutics1922
recovery programme1922
plombage1933
bacteriostasis1936
oestrogenization1960
hyperalimentation1962
vegetablization1963
pain management1966
palliative care1967
gene therapy1970
1962 J. E. Rhoads in Federation Proc. (Federation Amer. Soc. Exper. Biol.) 21 389/2 (heading) Diuretics as an adjuvant in disposing of extra water employed as a vehicle in parental [sic] hyperalimentation.
1969 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 69 2392/1 The solution for parenteral hyperalimentation consists of 20 per cent glucose and 5 per cent fibrin hydrolysate (amino acids).
1971 Canad. Jrnl. Surg. 14 182/2 Intravenous hyperalimentation, a new form of therapy, is especially useful in patients who have gastro-intestinal complications.
1976 Lancet 9 Oct. 805/1 Because of inadequate oral intake, intravenous hyperalimentation was begun with dextrose 20% aminoacid, and ‘Intralipid’ solutions.
1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) II. xv. 156/1 Prednisolone 20 mg orally daily is often used for improving the sense of well-being as are blood transfusion or hyperalimentation.
1991 Drew Aug. 38/3 He also started the first hyperalimentation unit for cancer patients in a private New Jersey hospital.
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