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单词 refed
释义

refeeding

noun

re·​feed·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈfē-diŋ How to pronounce refeeding (audio)
plural refeedings
medical : the reintroduction of nutrition (as through a feeding tube or by oral feeding) into a severely malnourished individual (such as one affected with anorexia nervosa or chronic alcoholism) to restore weight
If too rapid a refeeding program follows such periods of starvation, providing protein and carbohydrate without cofactors such as thiamin and magnesium, serious metabolic and neurologic disturbances can follow. Sue Rodwell Williams
see also refeeding syndrome
refeed
(ˌ)rē-ˈfēd How to pronounce refeeding (audio)
verb, transitive + intransitive
refed (ˌ)rē-ˈfed How to pronounce refeeding (audio) ; refeeding
refeed anorexic adolescents

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

refeeding

noun

re·​feed·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈfē-diŋ How to pronounce refeeding (audio)
: the reintroduction of nutrition (as through a feeding tube or by oral feeding) into a severely malnourished individual (as one affected with anorexia nervosa or chronic alcoholism) to restore weight see refeeding syndrome

refed

verb

past tense of refeed
as in reprovisioned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reprovisioned
  • overfed
  • underfed
  • fattened
  • hand-fed
  • spoon-fed
  • filled
  • banqueted
  • battened
  • messed
  • force-fed
  • feasted
  • surfeited
  • waited
  • dined
  • nourished
  • nurtured
  • sustained
  • regaled
  • served
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