Anorexia		The backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth
Aspiration		The swelling of body tissue with water
Calorie		The loss of appetite
Dehydration		A decrease in the amount of water in body tissues
Dysphagia		The processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and use of foods and fluids in the body
Edema		Difficulty swallowing
Enteral nutrition		Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
Flow rate		The process of giving a feeding tube
Gavage		Giving nutrients into the gastrointestinal tract through a feeding tube
Intravenous therapy		The amount of energy produced when the body burns food
Nutrition		Giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein; IV and IV fusion
Regurgitation		The number of drops per minute