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Definition of TPN
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: nadp
TPN
abbreviationDefinition of TPN (Entry 2 of 2)
total parenteral nutrition
For patients who can't eat afterward or can't eat enough, doctors can now deliver the essential nutrients through a tube that empties into the stomach (enteral feeding) or into the blood stream through a tube (total parenteral nutrition, or TPN).— Jason Forsythe and Doug M. Podolsky TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) provides all the known necessary nutrients in the proper amounts (salts, glucose, amino acids, lipids, and vitamins).— Harriet Hall
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“TPN.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TPN. Accessed 2 Aug. 2021.
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TPN
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Medical Definition of TPN
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TPN
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total parenteral nutrition
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The first known use of TPN was in 1938
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