parenteral en · ADJ
Etymology
From par- + enteral; early 20th century.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.
Terbinafine is available in 250 mg tablets and in a topical 1% ointment. There is no parenteral form available.
2003, Peter G. Pappas, “Terbinafine”, in William E. Dismukes, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, editors, Clinical Mycology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106:
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intramuscular · subcutaneous · intraperitoneal · intravenous
Translations (12)
ru парентера́льный (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · fi parenteraalinen (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · pt parenteral (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · pt parentérico (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · ga paireintreach (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · nl parenteraal (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · es parenteral (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · fr parentéral (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · ro parenteral (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · hu parenterális (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · it parenterale (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract) · de parenteral (administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract)