nasojejunal
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
naso- + jejunal = naso- + jejunum + -al
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nasojejunal (not comparable)
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the jejunum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
Related terms[edit]
- nasoenteral, through the nose into the small intestine (hypernymous to nasoduodenal, nasojejunal, and nasoileal)
- nasoduodenal, through the nose into the duodenum
- nasoileal, through the nose into the ileum
- nasogastric, through the nose into the stomach