nasoileal
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From naso- + ileal or naso- + ileum + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌneɪzoʊˈɪliəl/
=== Adjective ===
nasoileal (not comparable)
(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.
==== 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