parenteral

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈrɛnt(ə)r(ə)l/

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