SINCE 1828
refeeding
noun
re·feed·ing
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plural refeedings
Definition of refeeding
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
Other Words from refeeding
refeed
\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfēd
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verb, transitive + intransitive
refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed
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refeeding
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verb, transitive + intransitive
refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed
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refeeding
refeed anorexic adolescents
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