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Definition of Parenteral

1. Adjective. Administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection).

Definition of Parenteral

1. Adjective. (medicine) Administered by some means other than oral intake, particularly intravenously or by injection. ¹

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Definition of Parenteral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Parenteral

1. Not through the alimentary canal but rather by injection through some other route, as subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraorbital, intracapsular, intraspinal, intrasternal, intravenous, etc. Origin: Gr. Enteron = intestine This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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