parenteral

[ pa-ren-ter-uhl ]

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.

parenteral

/ pæˈrɛntərəl /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• parˈenterally, adverb

Other Words From

• par·enter·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of parenteral¹

First recorded in 1905–10; par- + enter- + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of parenteral¹

C20: from para- ¹+ entero- + -al ¹

Example Sentences

David Talmage, vice president of education at the Parenteral Drug Association, which provides training on best practices for sterile manufacturing, said the area of the plant where the filter failures happened "is the most critical area of the sterile-manufacturing operation", known as a Grade A zone.

From Reuters

They depend on parenteral nutrition, or PN — in which amino acids, sugars, fats, vitamins, and electrolytes are pumped, in most cases, through a specialized catheter directly into a large vein near the heart.

From Salon

CVS had abandoned most of its less lucrative market in home parenteral nutrition, or HPN, and "acute care" drugs like IV antibiotics.

From Salon

This includes the 30,000-plus Americans who rely for survival on parenteral nutrition, which has 72 ingredients.

From Salon

"When they run out of options, they could die," said Dr. Ryan Hurt, a Mayo Clinic physician and president of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

From Salon