nasoileal

English

Etymology

From naso- +‎ ileal or naso- +‎ ileum +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌneɪzoʊˈɪliəl/

Adjective

nasoileal (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to a route through the nose into the ileum, usually with reference to a feeding tube as the route of administration of enteral nutrition.
   • 2012, Maljaars PW, van der Wal RJ, Wiersma T, Peters HP, Haddeman E, Masclee AA, “The effect of lipid droplet size on satiety and peptide secretion is intestinal site–specific”, in Clinical Nutrition, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 535–542:

     In a randomized single-blind crossover study 15 healthy volunteers received, after intubation with a nasoileal tube, 4 different treatments on 4 consecutive days.

Related terms

• nasoenteral, through the nose into the small intestine (hypernymous to nasoduodenal, nasojejunal, and nasoileal)
  • nasoduodenal, through the nose into the duodenum
  • nasojejunal, through the nose into the jejunum
• nasogastric, through the nose into the stomach