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parenteral
[ pa-ren-ter-uhl ]
adjective
- taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- not within the intestine; not intestinal.
parenteral
/ ±èæˈ°ùÉ›²Ô³ÙÉ™°ùÉ™±ô /
adjective
- (esp of the route by which a drug is administered) by means other than through the digestive tract, esp by injection
- designating a drug to be injected
Derived Forms
- ±è²¹°ùˈ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è²¹°ù·±ð²Ôt±ð°ù·²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parenteral1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of parenteral1
Example Sentences
They depend on parenteral nutrition, or PN — in which amino acids, sugars, fats, vitamins, and electrolytes are pumped, in most cases, through a specialized catheter directly into a large vein near the heart.
Pharmacy closures and layoffs by two large home infusion companies spark fears for those who require parenteral nutrition.
CVS abandoned most of its less lucrative market in home parenteral nutrition, or HPN, and “acute care†drugs such as IV antibiotics.
“Her husband had been undergoing treatment for infective endocarditis at home with parenteral nafcillin,†according to the case report.
Overnight, its capacity to supply HPN patients in Wales dropped by 40%, leaving the pan-Wales parenteral nutrition service, which is run by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, in a state of shock.
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