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Tpn Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
tpn
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 [syn: total parenteral nutrition, tpn, hyperalimentation]
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) total parenteral nutrition, hyperalimentation
(hypernym) feeding, alimentation
Tpn Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
TPN Holdings plc
Exchange: AMEX
Holding company with subsidiary which delivers internet-based interactive service designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date locally-focused information about covered towns and cities in the united kingdom.
Exchange: AMEX
Holding company with subsidiary which delivers internet-based interactive service designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date locally-focused information about covered towns and cities in the united kingdom.
Tpn Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
TPN may refer to:
- Task-positive network, a sensory orienting system in the brain
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Tea Party Nation, a Conservative American political organization
- Towarzystwo Pomocy Naukowej, also known as Scientific Help Society for the Youth of the Grand Duchy of Poznan
- Towarzystwo Przyjaciól Nauk (Society of Friends of Science) in Warsaw
- Third-party note, also known as Note verbale, a diplomatic document
- Triphosphopyridine nucleotide, the previous name for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+)
- The Podcast Network, the first commercial podcast network, based in Australia and the United Kingdom
- A file type used for petri net-based work-flow analysis
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Tpn Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Total parenteral nutrition. A form of nutrition that is delivered into a vein. TPN does not use the digestive system. It may be given to people who are unable to absorb nutrients through the intestinal tract because of vomiting that won't stop, severe diarrhea, or intestinal disease. It may also be given to those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy or radiation and bone marrow transplantation. It is possible to give all of the protein, calories, vitamins and minerals a person needs using TPN. Also known as hyperalimentation or parenteral nutrition.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.
Total Parenteral Nutrition
total parenteral nutrition
