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alimentation
(redirected from oral alimentation)

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alimentation [‚al·ə·mən′tā·shən]
(biology)
Providing nourishment by feeding.
(hydrology)


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4) If a patient's nutritional needs are not being met as a result of the complications described above, then temporary alternative measures for nutrition and hydration, such as tube feeding, are recommended to maintain nutritional health until oral alimentation can be resumed.
If full oral alimentation is not anticipated within 72 hours, enteral feeding is considered.
 
 
 
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