Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The taking of food in excess of the ordinary needs of the body.
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- noun medicine The administration or ingestion of unusually large amounts of
nutrients
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- noun administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes
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Examples
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The goal of this study was to examine the effect of fast-food hyperalimentation overeating on liver enzymes and fat accumulation in liver cells.
How the media disses low-carb diets II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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The fast food hyperalimentation did result in an almost tripling of fat in the liver which could be construed as liver damage, an event that was correlated not with any particular macronutrient, but with the increase in weight.
How the media disses low-carb diets II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
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Dr. Dudrick is a native of Nanticoke, Pa., who is widely recognized and respected throughout the scientific, academic and clinical world for his innovative and pioneering research in the development of the specialized central venous feeding technique known as intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
MaryW commented on the word hyperalimentation
Judy Melinek, M.D. & T.J. Mitchell, Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (New York: Scribner: 2014), p. 9 (emphasis added).March 9, 2016