English Explanatory Dictionary

nasojejunal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌneɪzoʊd͡ʒəˈd͡ʒuːnəl/

Word forms

nasojejunal

Etymology

From naso- + jejunal or naso- + jejunum + -al.

Related words

nasoduodenal through the nose into the duodenum nasoileal through the nose into the ileum nasoenteral through the nose into the small intestine nasogastric through the nose into the stomach
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