intranasal

[ in-truh-ney-zuhl ]

adjective

1. occurring within or administered through the nose.

Other Words From

• intra·nasal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intranasal¹

First recorded in 1885–90; intra- + nasal ¹

Example Sentences

A single intranasal dose of EV25, a bispecific small molecule developed by Eradivir, acts faster than the current standard of care, eliminating the detectable virus within 24 hours.

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Now that safety and tolerability have been established in healthy adults, the authors said they will be conducting future studies to evaluate the bioavailability and clinical effectiveness of intranasal bumetanide in patients with heart failure.

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Intranasal antibody administration may be more effective and have fewer systemic side effects than more typical routes -- intravenous infusion or intramuscular injection -- in part because intranasal antibodies may "trap" the virus in the nasal mucus, thereby preventing infection of the underlying epithelial surface, the researchers suggested.

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In January, the state’s health department said it planned to make it easier for schools to get the medication by offering two free intranasal naloxone kits to any public high school that wanted them.

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A team of scientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, has discovered a potential intranasal vaccine candidate that provides improved, longer-lasting immunity against SARS-CoV-2 viruses compared to when given as an injection.

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