Meaning of TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	Synonyms:		hyperalimentation, TPN
	See Also:		alimentation, feeding
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Providing the body's nutritional needs by a balanced mixture of basic constituents supplied by intravenous infusion.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Total parenteral nutrition is the administration of nutrition by intravenous infusion. This method supplies all the needs of a patient for calories, water, amino acids, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, and trace metals.