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| has gloss | (noun) the act of supplying food and nourishment alimentation, feeding |
| lexicalization | eng: alimentation |
| lexicalization | eng: feeding |
| subclass of | (noun) the activity of supplying or providing something provision, supply, supplying |
| has subclass | (noun) feeding an infant infant feeding |
| has subclass | (noun) feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat gavage, forced feeding |
| has subclass | (noun) administration of nutrients through a vein IV, intravenous feeding |
| has subclass | (noun) excessive feeding overfeeding |
| has subclass | (noun) feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon spoonfeeding |
| has subclass | (noun) 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 hyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition, TPN |
| has subclass | (noun) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast suckling, lactation |
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