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parenteral

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From par- + enteral; early 20th century.

adjective

  1. 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.

    Opposite: enteral

Opposite: enteral, enteric

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: enteral, enteric

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adj administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract

Españolparenteral
Portuguêsparenteral, parentérico
Françaisparentéral
Deutschparenteral
Italianoparenterale
Românăparenteral
Русскийпарентера́льный parenterálʹnyj

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"parenteral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parenteral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

parenteral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parenteral

Chicago

"parenteral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parenteral.

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@misc{parenteral_2026,
  title = {parenteral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parenteral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}