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

The recovery of poliomyelitis virus after parenteral introduction into cockroaches and houseflies.

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