peroral
7.3
Taken through the mouth, for example a medicine you swallow
- adjective
- /ˌpɜːrˈɔːrəl/
- Specialized
:
peroral
- For the study, participants were given a peroral dose of the new drug to evaluate its effects.
Examples
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Because the lesion was reported as benign, we were able to easily excise it via a peroral route.
Academic text (2005) -
Peroral excision of the mass was performed under general anesthesia.
Academic text (1998) -
An Abraham cannula from a peroral approach was used to palpate the endolarynx to test for adequate depth of anesthesia.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor advised a peroral medication to treat the infection more effectively.
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She preferred the peroral method for delivering the vaccine rather than injection.
Synonyms
9
3.2
By mouth when taking medicine
emphasizes being administered or performed by mouth in medical procedures
Surface Forms
peroral positive
Morphology
Etymology
Peroral comes from the parts per- 'through' and oral 'mouth', so a peroral medicine is one you take 'through the mouth', such as a pill or a syrup.