adverb
- by way of or relating to the small intestine; administered through the digestive tract rather than by injection or inhalation
Usage: medical/clinical term; commonly used in healthcare and nutrition contexts
Examples
- The patient received medication enterally through a feeding tube.
- Nutrients can be delivered enterally when the patient is able to tolerate oral intake.
- The drug is absorbed more slowly when administered enterally compared to intravenously.
- Enterally fed patients showed better outcomes than those on parenteral nutrition alone.
- The physician decided to switch the patient to enteral feeding enterally rather than continuing IV support.