parenteral
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tər adjective Anatomy, Medicine/Medical, Physiology.
1.
taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
2.
not within the intestine; not intestinal.
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parenteral (pæˈrɛntərəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of the route by which a drug is administered) by means other than through the digestive tract, esp by injection |
| 2. | designating a drug to be injected |
| [C20: from | |
| par'enterally | |
| —adv | |
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Parenteral
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Medical Dictionary
parenteral par·en·ter·al (pā-rěn'tər-əl)
adj.
Located outside the alimentary canal.
Taken into the body or administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, as by intravenous or intramuscular injection.
par·en'ter·al·ly adv.
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The use of parenteral antimicrobial drugs must be limited to serious infections.
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