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re·feed·ing | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfē-diŋ 
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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
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refeed \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfēd \ verb, transitive + intransitive refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed \; refeeding
\ verb, transitive + intransitive refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed \; refeeding refeed anorexic adolescents
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refeeding
nounre·feed·ing | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfē-diŋ \
\Medical Definition of refeeding
: 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
Other Words from refeeding
refeed \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfēd \ verb refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed \; refeeding
\ verb refed\ (ˌ)rē-ˈfed \; refeeding refeed anorexic adolescents
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The first known use of refeeding was in 1932
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