parenteral

See also: parentéral and parental

English

Etymology

para- + enteral; early 20th century.

Adjective

parenteral (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.
    Hyponyms: subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intraperitoneal
    Antonym: enteral

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁɛnteˈʁaːl/
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Adjective

parenteral (strong nominative masculine singular parenteraler, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) parenteral

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

parenteral m or f (plural parenterais, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) parenteral
    Hyponyms: intramuscular, intravenoso, subcutâneo

Romanian

Etymology

From French parentéral.

Adjective

parenteral m or n (feminine singular parenterală, masculine plural parenterali, feminine and neuter plural parenterale)

  1. parenteral

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paɾenteˈɾal/ [pa.ɾẽn̪.t̪eˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pa‧ren‧te‧ral

Adjective

parenteral (plural parenterales)

  1. (medicine) parenteral

Further reading

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