parenteral

Etymology

para- + enteral; early 20th century.

adj

  1. (medicine) 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, page 106

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