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Parenteral Drug Particles
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par⋅en⋅ter⋅al

  [pa-ren-ter-uhl]
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–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.
Origin:
1905–10; par- + enter- + -al 1

Related forms:
par⋅en⋅ter⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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Parenteral Drug Particles
New Flow Microscopy instrument reveals surprising insights.
Brightwelltech.com/Parenterals
par·en·ter·al   (pā-rěn'tər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Physiology Located outside the alimentary canal.

  2. Medicine 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1par·en·ter·al
Pronunciation: p&-'rent-&-r&l
Function: adjective
: situated or occurring outside theintestine <parenteral drug administration by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection>; especially : introduced otherwise than by way of the intestinesparenteral feeding> —par·en·ter·al·ly /-r&-lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2parenteral
Function: noun
: an agent (as a drug or solution) intended for parenteral administration
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parenteral par·en·ter·al (pā-rěn'tər-əl)
adj.

  1. Located outside the alimentary canal.

  2. 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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