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parenteral

Syllabification: (par·en·ter·al)
Pronunciation: /pəˈrentərəl/

Definition of parenteral

adjective

Medicine
  • administered or occurring elsewhere in the body than the mouth and alimentary canal:parenteral nutritionOften contrasted with enteral.

Derivatives

parenterally

adverb

Origin:

early 20th century: from para-1 'beside' + Greek enteron 'intestine' + -al

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