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parenteral
[ pa-ren-ter-uhl ]
adjective
, Anatomy, Medicine/Medical, Physiology.
- taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- not within the intestine; not intestinal.
parenteral
/ pæˈrɛntərəl /
adjective
- (esp of the route by which a drug is administered) by means other than through the digestive tract, esp by injection
- designating a drug to be injected
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Derived Forms
- parˈenterally, adverb
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Other Words From
- par·enter·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parenteral1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parenteral1
C20: from para- 1+ entero- + -al 1
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Example Sentences
The recovery of poliomyelitis virus after parenteral introduction into cockroaches and houseflies.
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