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

With such promising results in animals, this vaccine may soon join several other intranasal vaccine prospects that are at the stage of clinical trials in humans.

From Popular-Science

Healing, as in other intranasal operations, takes from three to six weeks.

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