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parenteral

parenteral adjective: administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.

Adjective

parenteral (not comparable)

  1. 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
    Antonyms:
    enteral

parenteral meaning in Tamil

parenteral in Tamil

அல்லூண்வழி

Antonyms of parenteral

Origin of parenteral

From par- + enteral; early 20th century.

Words formed from parenteral

Questions about parenteral

What does parenteral mean?
Parenteral means administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.
What is parenteral in Tamil?
Parenteral in Tamil is அல்லூண்வழி. See Parenteral meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is parenteral?
Parenteral is an adjective.

Words near parenteral in the dictionary

  1. parentela
  2. parentelae
  3. parentelas
  4. parentelic
  5. parenter
  6. parenteral
  7. parenterally
  8. parenters
  9. Parentes
  10. parentese
  11. parentheme

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