A feeding type that is placed through the nose with its distal end in either the stomach or small intestine.
Letter: n
A nasoenteric tube placed nasally into the stomach.
A nasoenteric tube placed nasally into the jejunum.
The uppermost of the three regions of the throat, extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate.
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Antibodies that are produced by stimulated lymphocytes reacting to microorganisms entering the body.
A type of lymphocyte (T cell) that develops from lymphoid stem cells in the bone marrow and destroys tumor cells and virus-infected cells.
The natural transfer of humoral antibodies, such as across the placenta to the fetus.
National Board for Respiratory Care
Death of the tissue.