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parenteral

parenteral

1 9.8
Sent into the body by injection or other way that avoids the stomach and intestines
  • adjective
  • /pəˈrɛntərəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parenteral
  • The doctor recommended a parenteral injection for patients who are unable to take medicine by mouth.
  • parenteral antibiotics
  • parenteral nutrition
  • parenteral drug

Examples

  • When the gastrointestinal tract is normal, oral iron acts just as rapidly as a parenteral form.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Antifungal treatment consists of topical, oral, or parenteral agents: oral and parenteral formulations for systemic use; oral and topical for superficial use.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The seven patients with hepatitis B all had risk factors for parenteral or sexual transmission.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Since the 1990s, the number of available oral and parenteral antifungal agents has increased significantly.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Treatment of the IDA condition itself is straightforward: administration of oral or parenteral iron.

    Academic text (2003)
  • We do have parenteral alternatives, but concerns over their expense and potential ototoxicity make this option unrealistic.

    Academic text (2001)
  • At least short-term control can be achieved in upwards of 90% of patients with culture-directed parenteral therapy.

    Academic text (2006)
  • An absolute diet with total parenteral nutrition and omeprazole did not improve the gastric fistula.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Of the ten with non-A-E hepatitis, three had risk factors for parenteral or sexual transmission (two GBV-C positive).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Parenteral or oral antimicrobial drugs were given to 73.8% of patients before adenovirus infection was diagnosed.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

injectable
vsparenteral
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A medicine you get by injection with a needle

describes drugs or nutrition given by any non digestive route not only needle use

Compounds

4.9

A way of giving all needed food and fluids into a vein when someone cannot eat

Surface Forms

parenteral positive

Morphology

parenteral = enteral (opaque) = para + enter + al

The word is built on a medical base, but the specialized term 'enteral' and the prefix 'para-' are not enough for an average learner to infer the full meaning.

Etymology

Parenteral comes from Greek parts para- meaning 'beside' and enteron meaning 'intestine'. So, parenteral means 'beside the intestine' and describes medicine or nutrition given not through the gut but by injection or into the blood.