parenteral

[pa-ren-ter-uh l] /pæˈrɛn tər əl/
adjective, Anatomy, Medicine/Medical, Physiology
1.
taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
2.
not within the intestine; not intestinal.
Origin
1905-10; par- + enter- + -al1
Related forms
parenterally, adverb
Examples from the web for parenteral
  • The use of parenteral antimicrobial drugs must be limited to serious infections.
British Dictionary definitions for parenteral

parenteral

/pæˈrɛntərəl/
adjective (med)
1.
(esp of the route by which a drug is administered) by means other than through the digestive tract, esp by injection
2.
designating a drug to be injected
Derived Forms
parenterally, adverb
Word Origin
C20: from para-1 + entero- + -al1
Word Origin and History for parenteral
adj.

1905, from para- (1) + Greek enteron "intestine" (see enteric).

parenteral in Medicine

parenteral par·en·ter·al (pā-rěn'tər-əl)
adj.

  1. Located outside the alimentary canal.

  2. Taken into the body or administered in a manner other than through the digestive tract, as by intravenous or intramuscular injection.

par·en'ter·al·ly adv.