adjective
- relating to or administered through the intestines or digestive tract, especially as a method of nutrition or drug delivery
Usage: medical/clinical term; commonly used in healthcare settings
Examples
- The patient received enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
- Enteral feeding is preferred over parenteral nutrition when the digestive system is functional.
- The doctor prescribed enteral medication to be taken by mouth.
- Enteral routes of administration include oral, gastric, and jejunal pathways.
- After surgery, the patient was switched from parenteral to enteral feeding.