A nutrient enema, also known as feeding per rectum, rectal alimentation, or rectal feeding, is an enema administered with the intent of providing nutrition when normal eating is not possible. Although this treatment is ancient, dating back at least to Galen, and commonly used in the Middle Ages, and still a common technique in 19th century medicin...
A rectal injection of predigested food. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a rectal injection of predigested food.